Detection of human torque teno virus in the milk of water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5928-5932

  Roperto, S ^a   Paciello, O ^a   Paolini, F ^b   Pagnini, U ^a   Palma, E ^c   di Palo, R ^d   Russo, V ^a   Roperto, F ^a   Venuti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Milk; Mozzarella cheese; Torque teno virus; Water buffalo

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BUFFALO; CHEESE; DNA VIRUS INFECTION; FOOD CONTROL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MILK; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BUFFALOES; CHEESE; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MILK; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 70749105268     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2265     Document Type: Article

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