Effects of temperature and time in transit on polymerase chain reaction detection of feline herpesvirus DNA

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-391

  Clarke, Heather E ^a   Kado Fong, Helen ^a   Maggs, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Feline herpesvirus; PCR; Sample quality; Shipping temperature; Transit time

Indexed keywords

FELID HERPESVIRUS 1; HERPESVIRIDAE;

EID: 33746853853     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870601800412     Document Type: Article

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