Isolation and partial sequencing of Equid herpesvirus 5 from a horse in Iceland

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 420-423

  Thorsteinsdóttir, Lilja ^a   Torfason, Einar G ^b   Torsteinsdóttir, Sigurbjörg ^a   Svansson, Vilhjálmur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Equid herpesvirus 5; Gammaherpesviruses; Horses; Sequencing; Virus isolation

Indexed keywords

EQUID HERPESVIRUS 2; EQUID HERPESVIRUS 5; EQUIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77952520592     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200313     Document Type: Article

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