Rapid in vitro assessment of the virulence of newcastle disease virus isolates using the ligase chain reaction

Archives of Virology

Volumn 148, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1851-1862

  Collins, M S ^a   Govey, S J ^a   Alexander, D J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; VIRULENCE;

NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 0141786591     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-003-0131-8     Document Type: Article

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