A practical approach to genetic screening for influenza virus variants

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2623-2627

  Zou, Shimian ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TYPING;

HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; TYPE C VIRUS;

EID: 0030774933     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2623-2627.1997     Document Type: Article

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