Development of an orally infectious Sindbis virus transducing system that efficiently disseminates and expresses green fluorescent protein in Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-116

  Pierro, D J ^a   Myles, K M ^a   Foy, B D ^a   Beaty, B J ^a   Olson, Ken E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Green fluorescing protein; Sindbis virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SINDBIS VIRUS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; VERO CELLS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ILEX COOKII; SINDBIS VIRUS;

EID: 0037384312     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2003.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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