Application of spectrophotometry to evaluate the concentration of purified White Spot Syndrome Virus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 288-292

  Zhou, Qing ^a   Qi, Yi Peng ^a   Yang, Feng ^b  

^a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (China)

^b SOA Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic   (China)

Author keywords

Spectrophotometry; Transmission electron microscopy; Virion concentration; White Spot Syndrome Virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRION; WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS 1;

ASTACOIDEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SHRIMP WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS;

EID: 35649013700     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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