The use of degenerate-primed random amplification of polymorphic DNA (DP-RAPD) for strain-typing and inferring the genetic similarity among closely related viruses

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-100

  Comeau, André M ^a   Short, Steven ^a   Suttle, Curtis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal virus; Degenerate primer; Marine; Phage; RAPD; Strain typing

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; CHLORELLA VIRUS; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENOME; GENOME SIZE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PHYCODNAVIRIDAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TYPING;

CAUDOVIRALES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; GENOME, VIRAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; PHYCODNAVIRIDAE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

ALGAE; MICROMONAS PUSILLA; MYOVIRIDAE; PHYCODNAVIRIDAE; PODOVIRIDAE; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

EID: 1842736168     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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