Reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of hepatitis E virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2304-2306

  Lan, Xi ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Bao, Yu Li ^a   Xiang, Ping Yin ^a   Xue, Rui Li ^a   Ji, Xing Liu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; GENOMIC RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBE; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 67650092752     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00498-09     Document Type: Article

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