Validation of nonnested and real-time PCR for diagnosis of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in clinical samples

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-408

  Traul, Donald L ^a,e   Taus, Naomi S ^a,e   Oaks, J Lindsay ^b,e   O'Toole, Donal ^c,d,e   Rurangirwa, Fred R ^b,e   Baszler, Timothy V ^b,e   Li, Hong ^a,c,e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Real time PCR; Sheep associated MCF

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; OVINE HERPESVIRUS 2; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DEER; HERPES VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BISON; CATTLE; DEER; HERPESVIRIDAE; MALIGNANT CATARRH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 34548289384     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900412     Document Type: Article

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