Molecular detection of a virus, Pilchard herpesvirus, associated with epizootics in Australasian pilchards Sardinops sagax neopilchardus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Crockford, Melanie ^a   Jones, John B ^a   Crane, Mark S J ^b   Wilcox, Graham E ^c  

^a Biodiversity and Biosecurity Branch   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ORF 62; PHV; Pilchard herpesvirus; Polymerase chain reaction; Sardines; Sardinops sagax neopilchardus

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; DETECTION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL DISEASE;

CLUPEIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; ICTALURID HERPESVIRUS 1; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; OAT MOSAIC VIRUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU; PISCES; PROSPECT HILL VIRUS; SALMONID HERPESVIRUS 2; SALMONIDAE; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 31544434240     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao068001     Document Type: Article

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