The design of strain-specific polymerase chain reactions for discrimination of the racoon rabies virus strain fron indigenous rabies viruses of Ontario

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Nadin Davis, Susan A ^a   Huang, Wei ^a   Wandeler, Alexander I ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Rabies virus; Strain discrimination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

PROCYON LOTOR; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 0029975927     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)01907-3     Document Type: Article

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