Detection of flaviviruses by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction with the universal primer set

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-213

  Meiyu, Fang ^a   Huosheng, Chen ^b   Cuihua, Chen ^a   Xiaodong, Tian ^a   Lianhua, Jiang ^a   Yifei, Peng ^a   Weijun, Chen ^a   Huiyu, Guo ^b  

^a Medical Research Institute   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flavivirus; Internal primer; Polymerase chain reaction; Universal primer

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS RNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; FLAVIVIRUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0030896728     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01192.x     Document Type: Article

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