Genetic subtyping and epidemiological study of feline immunodeficiency virus by nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the gag gene

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-111

  Hohdatsu, Tsutomu ^a   Motokawa, Kenji ^b   Usami, Maromi ^a   Amioka, Midori ^a   Okada, Susumu ^b   Koyama, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a Sch Vet Med Anim Sci   (Japan)

^b KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feline immunodeficiency virus; PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; GENES, GAG; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; JAPAN; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 0031906608     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00167-5     Document Type: Article

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