Recovery of ranavirus dsDNA from formalin-fixed archival material

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-154

  Kattenbelt, J A ^a   Hyatt, A D ^a   Gould, A R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iridoviruses; Polymerase chain reaction; Ranaviruses

Indexed keywords

DNA AMPLIFICATION; DNA ISOLATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; IRIDOVIRUS; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DNA VIRUSES; IRIDOVIRUS; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 0034645725     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao039151     Document Type: Article

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