A simple restriction fragment PCR approach for discrimination of humanpathogenic Old World animal Orthopoxvirus species

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-162

  Huemer, Hartwig P ^a   Hönlinger, Bettina ^a   Höpfl, Reinhard ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Camelpox virus; Cowpox virus; Diagnostic; Monkeypox virus; Orthopoxvirus; PCR; Restriction enzyme; Vaccinia

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGENS;

GENOMIC CONSERVATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPLIFICATION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; COWPOX VIRUS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; PARAPOXVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT;

DNA, VIRAL; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELPOX VIRUS; COWPOX VIRUS; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; PARAPOXVIRUS; VACCINIA VIRUS; VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 39749191858     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-129     Document Type: Article

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