Antigenic characterization of a marine fish iridovirus from grouper, Epinephelus spp.

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-96

  Qin, Qi Wei ^a   Shi, Chengyin ^a   Gin, Karina Y H ^b   Lam, Toong Jin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antigens; Epinephelus spp.; Grouper; Immunoassays; Iridovirus

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AGAROSE; ANTISERUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FISH DISEASE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRIDOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SINGAPORE; VIRION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CELLS, CULTURED; FISH DISEASES; IMMUNOASSAY; IRIDOVIRUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERCIFORMES; SEAWATER;

EPINEPHELUS; GROUPER IRIDOVIRUS; IRIDOVIRIDAE; IRIDOVIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RANAVIRUS;

EID: 0036803325     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(02)00139-8     Document Type: Article

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