A system for isolation, transport and storage of herpes simplex viruses

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Skinner, G R B ^a   Billstrom, M A ^a   Randall, S ^a   Ahmad, A ^b   Patel, S ^b   Davies, J ^b   Deane, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Vaccine Research Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Vaccine Research Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical specimen; Transport; Virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STORAGE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONE CELLS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; KIDNEY; PLAQUE ASSAY; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0030898695     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(96)02158-1     Document Type: Article

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