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Fast size-determination of intact bacterial plasmids using nanofluidic channels
K Frykholm1, L K Nyberg, E Lagerstedt
1Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden. fredrik.westerlund@chalmers.se.
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|May 22, 2015
Abstract:
We demonstrate how nanofluidic channels can be used as a tool to rapidly determine the number and sizes of plasmids in bacterial isolates. Each step can be automated at low cost, opening up opportunities for general use in microbiology labs.
