A real-time PCR assay for the monitoring of influenza a virus in wild birds

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 27-31

  Karlsson, Malin ^a   Wallensten, Anders ^b,c   Lundkvist, Åke ^a,d   Olsen, Björn ^e,f   Brytting, Maria ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b Unit of Research and Development in Local Health Care   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian; Influenza; Real time PCR; SYBR green; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOWL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DUCKS; FECES; FLUORESCENT DYES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AVES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 34447632187     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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