Isolation and characterization of plaque-purified strains of Malacosoma disstria Nucleopolyhedrovirus

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 266-271

  Erlandson, Martin A ^a,b   Baldwin, Doug ^a   Haveroen, Melissa ^b,c   Keddie, B Andrew ^c  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest tent caterpillar; Malacosoma disstria; Nucleopolyhedrovirus

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; GENES; INSECT CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; TISSUE;

FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR; GENOTYPIC VARIANTS; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

VIRUSES;

CATERPILLAR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GENOTYPE; STRAIN; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL LINE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; NONHUMAN; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PLAQUE; VIRUS STRAIN; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE;

MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

ANIMALS; LEPIDOPTERA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PLAQUE ASSAY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 33745018855     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-116     Document Type: Article

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