Comparison of standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with real-time PCR for meq gene of Marek's disease virus

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-7

  Król, Katarzyna ^a   Baigent, Sue ^b   Nair, Venugopal ^b   Kozdruń, Wojciech ^a   Samorek Salamonowicz, Elzbieta ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identification; Marek's disease virus; PCR; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; MARDIVIRUS;

EID: 34250682900     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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