Detection of infectious laryngotracheitis virus from darkling beetles and their immature stage (lesser mealworms) by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and virus isolation

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-38

  Ou, S C ^a   Giambrone, J J ^a   Macklin, K S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Darkling beetle; Infectious laryngotracheitis virus; Lesser mealworm; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; AVES; COLEOPTERA; GALLID HERPESVIRUS 1; GALLUS GALLUS; HEXAPODA; ILTOVIRUS; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 84857591895     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2010-00314     Document Type: Article

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