Validation of an influenza virus A 5'Taq nuclease assay for the detection of equine influenza virus A RNA in nasal swab samples

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 39-42

  Oakey, J ^a   Hawkesford, T ^a   Smith, C ^a   Hewitson, G ^a   Tolosa, X ^a   Wright, L ^a   Moody, N ^b   Rodwell, B ^a   Corney, B ^a   Waltisbuhl, D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equine influenza; Laboratory testing; Nasal swabs; Polymerase chain reaction; Taq nuclease assay

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N8; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EQUIDAE; EQUINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A;

EID: 79959798164     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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