Optimized PCR assay for the detection of TT virus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-112

  Leary, Thomas P ^a   Erker, James C ^a   Chalmers, Michelle L ^a   Desai, Suresh M ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction detection; TT Virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LOAD;

CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA VIRUSES; DNA, CIRCULAR; DNA, VIRAL; ETHIDIUM; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPLATES, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032748082     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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