Assessing and reducing sources of gene expression variability in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

Gene expression quantification can be a useful tool in studying the properties of bacterial biofilms. Unfortunately, techniques such as RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, and quantitative PCR (qPCR) can introduce variability into mRNA transcript measurements, obscuring biologically relevant results. He...

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Main Authors: Cármen Sousa, Angela França, Nuno Cerca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-12-01
Series:BioTechniques
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Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/000114238
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