The potential of 5' nuclease PCR for detecting a single-base polymorphism in Orthopoxvirus

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-147

  Ibrahim, M Sofi ^a   Esposito, Joseph J ^b   Jahrling, Peter B ^a   Lofts, Richard S ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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

Author keywords

5' Nuclease assay; Fluorogenic probe; Haemagglutinin; Orthopoxvirus; PCR primers

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ORTHOPOXVIRUS; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0031128082     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1996.0093     Document Type: Article

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