A duplex real-time RT-PCR for the detection of bluetongue virus in bovine semen

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 162-168

  Vanbinst, Tine ^a   Vandenbussche, Frank ^a   Dernelle, Eric ^b   De Clercq, Kris ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Association Wallonne de l'Elevage   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Bluetongue virus; Bovine semen; Extraction method; Real time RT PCR; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; BULL (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77956188764     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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