Detection of Rabies Virus RNA Isolated from Several Species of Animals in Brazil by RT-PCR

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1309-1313

  Ito, Mikako ^a   Itou, Takuya ^a   Sakai, Takeo ^a   Santos, Marli F C ^b   Arai, Yohko T ^c   Takasaki, Tomobiko ^c   Kurane, Ichiro ^c   Ito, Fumio H ^d  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Agencia Goiana Desenvolvimento R   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Rabies virus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DESMODUS ROTUNDUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FELIS CATUS; OVIS ARIES; RABIES VIRUS; SUS SCROFA;

NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN, RABIES VIRUS; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAZIL; CAT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HORSE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SWINE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAZIL; CATS; CATTLE; CHIROPTERA; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HORSES; HUMANS; NUCLEOCAPSID; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SHEEP; SWINE;

EID: 0035751543     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.1309     Document Type: Article

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