Detection of swine torque teno virus in Italian pig herds

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 234-238

  Martelli, F ^a   Caprioli, A ^a   Di Bartolo, I ^a,b   Cibin, V ^a,c   Pezzotti, G ^a,d   Ruggeri, F M ^a,b   Ostanello, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; ITALY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

ANELLOVIRUS; ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 33745320840     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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