Unusual H5N2 avian influenza virus escapes current detection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2376-2377

  Briand, François Xavier ^a   Niqueux, Eric ^a   Brochet, Anne Laure ^b   Hars, Jean ^b   Jestin, Véronique ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE; H5 GENE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N2; M GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS;

EID: 79957476353     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00479-11     Document Type: Article

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