Characterization of Cell Lines Developed from Field Populations of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 348-351

  McHolland, Linda E ^a   Mecham, James O ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluetongue viruses; Cell lines; Culicoides sonorensis; Epizootic hemorrhagic disease viruses; Field populations; Isozyme phenotyping

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES SONORENSIS; DIPTERA; EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS; HEXAPODA; ORBIVIRUS; REOVIRIDAE;

ISOENZYME;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; VERO CELL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ISOENZYMES; PHENOTYPE; VERO CELLS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0142058207     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.3.348     Document Type: Article

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