Direct Methods for Detecting Picorna-like Virus from Dead and Alive Triatomine Insects

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-327

  Rozas Dennis, G S ^a   La Torre, J L ^b   Muscio, O A ^b   Guerin D M A ^c  

^a Edif E3 Complejo de la Carrindanga   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Virologia Animal   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Picorna like virus; Transmission electron microscope methods; Triatoma infestans; Triatoma virus

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PICORNA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; INSECT VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PICORNAVIRUS; TRIATOMINAE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECT VIRUSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PICORNAVIRIDAE; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 0034186207     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000300006     Document Type: Article

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