Rolling Circle Amplification Is More Sensitive than PCR and Serology-Based
Methods in Detection of Banana streak virus in Musa Germplasm
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5. Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the Queensland University of
Technology (QUT), Australia, through the Banana 21
project for funding this work. Special thanks also go to
the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Njoro for
availing laboratory facilities.
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