Molecular characterization of Brazilian avian pneumovirus isolates using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, restriction endonuclease analysis and sequencing of a G gene fragment

Avian Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 473-476

  Dani, Maria Angela C ^a   Arns, Clarice W ^b   Durigon, Edison L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PNEUMOVIRUS; BRAZIL; CHICKEN; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE SEQUENCING; MOLECULAR CLONING; RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; AVIAN PNEUMOVIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PNEUMOVIRUS; SUBGROUP A;

EID: 0033215115     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459994498     Document Type: Article

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