First isolation of a rabies-related virus from a Daubenton's bat in the United Kingdom

Veterinary Record

Volumn 147, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 385-388

  Whitby, J E ^a   Heaton, P R ^b   Black, E M ^c   Wooldridge, M ^d   McElhinney, L M ^d   Johnstone, P ^e  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e Skipton House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BRAIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CHIROPTERA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034734534     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.147.14.385     Document Type: Article

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