Evaluation of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus during Vector Surveillance

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-457

  Monroy, Ana M ^a   Scott, Thomas W ^b   Webb, Bruce A ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphavirus; Arbovirus; Culiseta melanura; Eastern equine encephalomyelits virus; RT PCR; Vector surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALPHAVIRUS; ARBOVIRUS; CULISETA MELANURA; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; EQUIDAE;

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; CULEX; CULICIDAE; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, EASTERN EQUINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

EID: 0030139415     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.3.449     Document Type: Review

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