Detection and characterization of F+ RNA bacteriophages in water and shellfish: Application of a multiplex real-time reverse transcription PCR

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-128

  Wolf, Sandro ^a   Hewitt, Joanne ^a   Rivera Aban, Malet ^a   Greening, Gail E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

F+ RNA bacteriophages; Microbial source tracking; Real time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PHAGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHELLFISH; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; RNA PHAGES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40849112910     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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