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BMC Biotechnology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the manipulation of biological macromolecules or organisms for use in experimental procedures or in the pharmaceutical, agrobiological and allied industries.
BMC Biotechnology (ISSN 1472-6750) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :57
Assessment of HPV16 load in cervical cancer using SYBR green PCR produces unavoidable inaccuracies, but calibration using a HPV16 E6 gene construct gives a useful indication of viral load.
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Preparation of alginate coated chitosan microparticles for vaccine delivery XingYi Li, XiangYe Kong, Shuai Shi, XiuLing Zheng, Gang Guo, YuQuan Wei, ZhiYong Qian BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :89 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Homologous recombination-mediated cloning and manipulation of genomic DNA regions using Gateway and recombineering systems Kevin L Rozwadowski, Wen Yang, Sateesh Kagale BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :88 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A novel expression platform for the production of diabetes-associated autoantigen human glutamic acid decarboxylase (hGAD65) Xiaofeng Wang, Martin Brandsma, Reynald Tremblay, Denis Maxwell, Anthony M. Jevnikar, Norm Huner, Shengwu Ma BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :87 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Development of a novel ozone- and photo-stable HyPer5 red fluorescent dye for array CGH and microarray gene expression analysis with consistent performance irrespective of environmental conditions Mubasher Dar, Theresa Giesler, Rob Richardson, Christine Cai, Mike Cooper, Shahin Lavasani, Peter Kille, Thierry Voet, Joris Vermeesch BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :86 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Generation of potent neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against cytomegalovirus infection from immune B cells. Ada Funaro, Giorgio Gribaudo, Anna Luganini, Erika Ortolan, Nicola Lo Buono, Elisa Vicenzi, Luca Cassetta, Santo Landolfo, Richard Buick, Luca Falciola, Marianne Murphy, Gianni Garotta, Fabio Malavasi BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :85 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Differential solubility of curcuminoids in serum and albumin solutions: implications for analytical and therapeutic applications Wolfgang W Quitschke BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :84 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Induction of multiple pleiotropic drug resistance genes in yeast engineered to produce an increased level of anti-malarial drug precursor, artemisinic acid Dae-Kyun Ro, Mario Ouellet, Eric M. Paradise, Helcio Burd, Diana Eng, Chris J. Paddon, Jack D. Newman, Jay D. Keasling BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :83 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Recombinant amyloid beta-peptide production by coexpression with an affibody ligand Bertil Macao, Wolfgang Hoyer, Anders Sandberg, Ann-Christin Brorsson, Christopher M Dobson, Torleif Hard BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :82 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Application of the dual-luciferase reporter assay to the analysis of promoter activity in zebrafish embryos Francisca Alcaraz-Perez, Victoriano Mulero, Maria L Cayuela BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :81 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Isolation and characterization of a T7-like lytic phage for Pseudomonas fluorescens Sanna Sillankorva, Peter Neubauer, Joana Azeredo BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :80 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Engineering and Applications of fungal laccases for organic synthesis
Adinarayana Kunamneni, Susana Camarero, Carlos Garcia-Burgos, Francisco Jose Plou, Antonio Ballesteros, Miguel Alcalde Microbial Cell Factories 2008, 7 :32 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Expression of the pstS gene of Streptomyces lividans is regulated by the carbon source and is partially independent of the PhoP regulator. Ana Esteban, Margarita Diaz, Ana Yepes, Ramon I Santamaria BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :201 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Enzyme controlled glucose auto-delivery for high cell density cultivations in microplates and shake flasks Johanna Panula-Perala, Juozas Siurkus, Antti Vasala, Robert Wilmanowski, Marco G Casteleijn, Peter Neubauer Microbial Cell Factories 2008, 7 :31 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Backscattering particle immunoassays in wire-guide droplet manipulations Jeong-Yeol Yoon, David J. You Journal of Biological Engineering 2008, 2 :15 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Energy expenditure in chow-fed female non-human primates of various weights Russell Rising, Maxim Signaevsky, Leonard A Rosenblum, John G Kral, Fima Lifshitz Nutrition & Metabolism 2008, 5 :32 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Application of Dissociation Curve Analysis to Radiation Hybrid Panel Marker Scoring: Generation of a Map of River Buffalo (B. bubalis) Chromosome 20 Kelli J Kochan, M Elisabete J Amaral, Richa Agarwala, Alejandro A Schaffer, Penny K Riggs BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :544 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Isolation of the phe-operon from G. stearothermophilus comprising the phenol degradative meta-pathway genes and a novel transcriptional regulator Bastian Omokoko, Uwe K Jantges, Martin Zimmermann, Monika Reiss, Winfried Hartmeier BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :197 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An intranasal selective antisense oligonucleotide impairs lung cyclooxygenase-2 production and improves inflammation, but worsens airway function, in house dust mite sensitive mice Rosa Torres, Aida Herrerias, Mariona Serra-Pages, Jordi Roca-Ferrer, Laura Pujols, Alberto Marco, Cesar Picado, Fernando de Mora Respiratory Research 2008, 9 :72 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Linking gene regulation and the exo-metabolome: A comparative transcriptomics approach to identify genes that impact on the production of volatile aroma compounds in yeast Debra Rossouw, Tormod Naes, Florian F Bauer BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :530 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gene Expression and Isoform Variation Analysis using Affymetrix Exon Arrays Amandine Bemmo, David Benovoy, Tony Kwan, Daniel J Gaffney, Roderick V Jensen, Jacek Majewski BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :529 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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