Detection and quantitation of Solenopsis invicta virus-2 genomic and intermediary replicating viral RNA in fire ant workers and larvae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-245

  Hashimoto, Yoshifumi ^a   Valles, Steven M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire ant; Positive strand RNA virus; Quantitative PCR; Solenopsis invicta virus 2

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; GENETICS; INSECT VIRUS; LARVA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; GENES, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; INSECT VIRUSES; LARVA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

FORMICIDAE; RNA VIRUSES; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 43949126492     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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