Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridisation tests in the diagnosis of pigeon circovirus infections

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-16

  Todd, D ^a   Duchatel, J P ^b   Weston, J H ^c   Ball, N W ^a   Borghmans, B J ^a   Moffett, D A ^a   Smyth, J A ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis viruses; PCR; Pigeon circovirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CIRCOVIRIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PIGEON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BELGIUM; BIRD DISEASES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CIRCOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CIRCOVIRUS; COLUMBIDAE; DNA, VIRAL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTHERN IRELAND; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AVES; CIRCOVIRUS; COLUMBA;

EID: 0037009855     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00154-2     Document Type: Article

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