A PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay to genotype human metapneumovirus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-93

  Montes, M ^a,b   Vicente, D ^a,b   Esnal, O ^a   Cilla, G ^a   Perez Trallero E ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fusion protein gene; Genotypes; Human metapneumovuris; Identification; Lineages; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS;

EID: 36849078533     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01875.x     Document Type: Article

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