Identification of genetic variation among St. Louis encephalitis virus isolates, using single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-178

  Chandler, Laura J ^a   Nordoff, Nicole G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Flavivirus; RT PCR; Single strand conformation polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; FLAVIVIRUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; ST LOUIS FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUSES; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICIDAE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS; FLAVIVIRUS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARBOVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS; ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0032780665     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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