Use of non-radioactive probes for VP4 typing of human rotaviruses

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 59-64

  Gorrell, Rebecca J ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digoxigenin; Epidemiology; Hybridization; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIGOXIGENIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SEROTYPING; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

ANIMALIA; MIRIDAE; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 0030248757     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(96)02069-1     Document Type: Article

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