Determination of Neurotoxin Gene Expression in Clostridium botulinum Type A by Quantitative RT-PCR |
Shin, Na-Ri
(Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health)
Shin, Ji-Hun (Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health) Chun, Jeong Hoon (Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health) Yoon, So-Yeon (Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health) Kim, Bong Su (Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health) Oh, Hee-Bok (Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health) Rhie, Gi-eun (Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health) |
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