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Developing an efficient multiplex PCR method to detect mcr-like genes

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Dr. Feng is a recipient of the “Young 1000 Talents” Award.

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  1. School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, 710021, China

    Sheng Lei, Jiali Lv & Youjun Feng

  2. Department of Pathogen Biology & Microbiology and Department of General Intensive Care Unit of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Sheng Lei, Shuai Gao, Swaminath Srinivas & Youjun Feng

  3. College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Youjun Feng

  4. Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA

    Swaminath Srinivas

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Lei, S., Lv, J., Gao, S. et al. Developing an efficient multiplex PCR method to detect mcr-like genes. Sci. China Life Sci. 62, 705–707 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-019-9512-3

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