A rapid bioassay screen for quantifying nucleopolyhedroviruses (Baculoviridae) in the environment

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-75

  Richards, Andrew R ^a,b   Christian, Peter D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Co Oper Res Ctr Sustainable C ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental screen; Genetically enhanced baculoviruses; H. armigera; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Soil bioassay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BIOASSAY; CALIBRATION; FEEDING; INSECT; LARVA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; TECHNIQUE; VIRUS CONCENTRATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; MOTHS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032856810     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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