Insect-specific flaviviruses from Culex mosquitoes in Colorado, with evidence of vertical transmission

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-177

  Bolling, Bethany G ^b   Eisen, Lars ^a   Moore, Chester G ^a   Blair, Carol D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CULEX; CULEX FLAVIVIRUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX TARSALIS; FLAVIVIRUS; INSECT; JAPAN; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENOMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; COLORADO; CULEX; FLAVIVIRUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS;

FLAVIVIRUS; HEXAPODA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 79960248955     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0474     Document Type: Article

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