Rapid detection and characterization of Chikungunya virus by RT-PCR in febrile patients from Kerala, India

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 573-578

  Joseph, Anu Yamuna ^a   Sankar Babu, Vidhu ^a   Dev, Sona S ^a   Gopalakrishnapai, Jayashree ^a   Harish, M ^a   Rajesh, M D ^a   Anisha, S ^a   Mohankumar, C ^a  

^a SCMS Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Development   (India)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; E1; NsP1; Phylogenetic analysis; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS;

VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; FEVER; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; FEVER; HUMANS; INDIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 67649805112     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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