Detection of antibodies against iridoviruses in the serum of the amphibian Bufo marinus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-108

  Whittington, R J ^a   Kearns, C ^a   Speare, R ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bohle iridovirus; Bufo marinus; Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus; Iridovirus; Marine toad; Ranavirus; Serology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IRIDOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARUNDINARIA; BOHLE IRIDOVIRUS; BUFO MARINUS; EPIZOOTIC HAEMATOPOIETIC NECROSIS VIRUS; IRIDOVIRUS; PISCES; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 0030821735     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00104-3     Document Type: Article

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