Comparison of four methods to quantify equid herpesvirus 1 load by real-time polymerase chain reaction in nasal secretions of experimentally and naturally infected horses

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 836-840

  Pusterla, Nicola ^a   Hussey, Stephen B ^b   Mapes, Samantha ^a   Leutenegger, Christian M ^c   Madigan, John E ^a   Ferraro, Gregory L ^a   David Wilson, W ^a   Paul Lunn, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Equid herpesvirus 1; Horses; Nasal secretions; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Viral load quantitation methods

Indexed keywords

EQUID HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 70449377633     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100611     Document Type: Article

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