A multiplex RT-PCR test for the differential identification of turkey astrovirus type 1, turkey astrovirus type 2, chicken astrovirus, avian nephritis virus, and avian rotavirus

Avian Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 681-684

  Day, J Michael ^a   Spackman, Erica ^a   Pantin Jackwood, Mary ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrovirus; Avian nephritis virus; Enteric viruses; Multiplex RT PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY (BIRD); VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; AVASTROVIRUS; CHICKENS; DNA, VIRAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEYS;

ASTROVIRIDAE; AVES; AVIAN NEPHRITIS VIRUS; CHICKEN ASTROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; TURKEY ASTROVIRUS; TURKEY ASTROVIRUS 2;

EID: 34748914303     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2007)51[681:AMRTFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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