Persistence of viral RNA in rabbits which overcome an experimental RHDV infection detected by a highly sensitive multiplex real-time RT-PCR

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 17-32

  Gall, A ^a   Hoffmann, B ^a   Teifke, J P ^a   Lange, B ^b   Schirrmeier, H ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Riemser Arzneimittel AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Persistence; Rabbit; Real time RT PCR; RHDV

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PARTICLE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS, RABBIT; LEUKOCYTES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 33846443691     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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