Development of real-time PCR assays for detection of megalocytiviruses in imported ornamental fish

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 609-618

  Gias, E ^a   Johnston, C ^a   Keeling, S ^a   Spence, R P ^a   Mcdonald, W L ^a  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gourami iridovirus; Megalocytivirus; Ornamental fish; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SYBR GREEN I;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA VIRUS INFECTION; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; IRIDOVIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEW ZEALAND; PERCIFORMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; IRIDOVIRIDAE; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PERCIFORMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IRIDOVIRUS; MEGALOCYTIVIRUS; MIRIDAE; TRICHOGASTER TRICHOPTERUS;

EID: 79960434312     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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