Detection and identification of orthopoxviruses using a generic nested PCR followed by sequencing

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Sánchez Seco, María Paz ^a   Hernandez L ^a   Eiros, J M ^a   Negredo, A ^a   Fedele, G ^a   Tenorio, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Orthopoxvirus; Polymerase chain reaction; Smallpox

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EUROPE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ORTHOPOXVIRUS; VARIOLA; VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 33746273511     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2006.11732725     Document Type: Article

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