Serotype-specific detection of African horsesickness virus by real-time PCR and the influence of genetic variations

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 104-110

  Koekemoer, J J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African horsesickness; Hybridization probes; Real time RT PCR; Serotype

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS RNA;

AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS; AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS; ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING;

AFRICAN HORSESICKNESS VIRUS;

EID: 56549095480     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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