Abundant Human DNA Contamination Identified in Non-Primate Genome Databases

Mark S. Longo; Michael J. O'Neill; Rachel J. O'Neill

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016410

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Abundant Human DNA Contamination Identified in Non-Primate Genome Databases

Mark S. Longo,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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Michael J. O'Neill,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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Rachel J. O'Neill

* E-mail: rachel.oneill@uconn.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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Abundant Human DNA Contamination Identified in Non-Primate Genome Databases

Mark S. Longo,
Michael J. O'Neill,
Rachel J. O'Neill

Published: February 16, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016410

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