Isolation and characterization of pirital virus, a newly discovered south American arenavirus

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 548-553

  Fulhorst, Charles F ^a   Bowen, Michael D ^b   Salas, Rosa Alba ^c   De Manzione, Nuris M C ^d   Duno, Gloria ^e   Utrera, Antonio ^e   Ksiazek, Thomas G ^b   Peters, C J ^b   Nichol, Stuart T ^b   De Miller, Edith ^c   Tovar, Duilia ^c   Ramos, Bricio ^c   Vasquez, Clovis ^c   Tesh, Robert B ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel   (Venezuela)

^d Min de Sanidad y Asistencia Social   (Venezuela)

^e G   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARENAVIRUS; ARTICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PIRITAL VIRUS; RODENT; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ANIMALIA; ARENAVIRIDAE; ARENAVIRUS; ARUNDINARIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; GUANARITO VIRUS; NEW WORLD ARENAVIRUSES; PIRITAL VIRUS; RODENTIA; SIGMODON ALSTONI; ZYGODONTOMYS BREVICAUDA;

EID: 0030906269     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.548     Document Type: Article

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