Evaluation of integrated cell culture-PCR (C-PCR) for virological analysis of environmental samples

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 745-750

  Greening, G E ^a   Hewitt, J ^a   Lewis, G D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUSES;

ASSAY METHODS; CELL CULTURE METHODS; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; PCR ASSAY; PLAQUE ASSAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION METHODS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION PCR; VIRAL CONCENTRATION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; DNA VIRUSES; ENTEROVIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0036431430     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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