Use of bacteriophage MS2 as an internal control in viral reverse transcription-PCR assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 4551-4557

  Dreier, Jens ^a   Störmer, Melanie ^a   Kleesiek, Knut ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

AMPLICON; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXTRACTION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; LABORATORY; MS2 VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLATING MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; VIRUS GENOME;

BLOOD DONORS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LEVIVIRUS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DISEASES;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 24744438458     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4551-4557.2005     Document Type: Article

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