Characteristics of four cowpox virus isolates from Norway and Sweden

APMIS

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 623-635

  Tryland, M ^a,b,g   Sandvik, T ^a,b   Hansen, H ^b   Haukenes, G ^c   Holtet, L ^d   Bennett, M ^e   Mehl, R ^f   Moens, U ^b   Olsvik, O ^b   Traavik, T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d Bergen Veterinary Clinic   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^g NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genome; PCR; Poxvirus; Restriction enzyme digestion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; COWPOX VIRUS; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 7344266374     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01392.x     Document Type: Article

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