Uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG) influences the melting temperature (Tm) of herpes simplex virus (HSV) hybridization probes

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 158-160

  LeBlanc, Jason J ^a   Pettipas, Janice ^a   Campbell, Sarah J ^a   Davidson, Ross J ^a,b   Hatchette, Todd F ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus (HSV); Hybridization probes; LightCycler real time PCR; Melting temperature (Tm); Uracil DNA glycosylase (UNG)

Indexed keywords

URACIL DNA GLYCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; HEAT; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HYBRIDIZATION; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA PROBES; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME STABILITY; HEAT; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; URACIL-DNA GLYCOSIDASE;

SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 44649186189     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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