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Harvey, B.M., Soundy, P. (2008). Southern Blotting as a Diagnostic Method. In: Walker, J.M., Rapley, R. (eds) Molecular Biomethods Handbook. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-375-6_5

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