Detection and identification of rabies and rabies-related viruses using rapid-cycle PCR

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 63-69

  Heaton, Paul R ^a   McElhinney, Lorraine M ^a   Lowings, J Paul ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air thermo cycle PCR; Rabies virus; Rapid diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CHIROPTERA; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHREWS;

ANIMALIA; LYSSAVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 0032780160     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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