Multiplex detection of Solenopsis invicta viruses -1, -2, and -3

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 276-279

  Valles, Steven M ^a   Varone, Laura ^b   Ramírez, Leonardo ^b   Briano, Juan ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b Agricultural Research Service   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Multiplex PCR; Positive strand RNA virus; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis invicta virus

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

AMPLICON; ANT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ARGENTINA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOME, VIRAL; INSECT VIRUSES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

RNA VIRUSES; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 70349728269     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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