A rapid and sensitive dot-blot hybridization assay for the detection of citrus exocortis viroid in Citrus medica with digoxigenin-labelled RNA probes

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-207

  De Noronha Fonseca, Maria Esther ^a   Marcellino, Lucilia H ^a   Gander, Eugen ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citrus; Citrus exocortis viroid; Detection; Digoxigenin; Dot blot assay; Riboprobe

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE; VIRUS DETECTION;

CITRUS MEDICA;

EID: 0029919014     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)01976-6     Document Type: Article

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