Infection characteristics of Solenopsis invicta virus 2 in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-140

  Hashimoto, Yoshifumi ^a   Valles, Steven M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Positive strand RNA virus; Prevalence; QPCR; Solenopsis invicta virus 2; Tissue tropism; Transmission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; RNA VIRUSES; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 52049096159     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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