Porcine circovirus-2 DNA concentration distinguishes wasting from nonwasting pigs and is correlated with lesion distribution, severity, and nucleocapsid staining intensity

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-282

  Harding, John C S ^a   Baker, Crissie D ^a   Tumber, Anju ^b   McIntosh, Kathleen A ^a   Parker, Sarah E ^a   Middleton, Dorothy M ^a   Hill, Janet E ^a   Ellis, John A ^a   Krakowka, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Prairie Diagnostic Services   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype 2b; Immunohistochemistry; Porcine circovirus 2; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Viral load

Indexed keywords

CIRCOVIRIDAE; PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2; SUIDAE; SUS;

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIRCOVIRIDAE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; PATHOLOGY; POSTWEANING MULTISYSTEMIC WASTING SYNDROME; STAINING; SWINE; THYMUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ANIMALS; ASCITES; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; LUNG; NUCLEOCAPSID; PORCINE POSTWEANING MULTISYSTEMIC WASTING SYNDROME; STAINING AND LABELING; SWINE; THYMUS GLAND; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 54549127286     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000303     Document Type: Article

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