Typing of human cytomegalovirus clinical isolates from Saudi patients by PCR-RFLP

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-76

  Al Ahdal, M N ^a   Frayha, H H ^a   Al Thawadi, S I ^a   Kessie, G ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN B; GLYCOPROTEIN H; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ENZYME;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SAUDI ARABIA; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TYPING;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; GENES, VIRAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SAUDI ARABIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 17844375960     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-4054-z     Document Type: Article

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