A PCR-based test for the presence of endogenous virus gene evA in chickens

Animal Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-48

  Nave, A ^a   Iraqi, F ^a,b   Khatib, H ^a   Soller, M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases Kenya   (Kenya)

Author keywords

chicken; endogenous viruses; ev genes; evA; inverse PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; DNA VIRUSES; GALLUS GALLUS; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0031080519     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1997.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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