Development of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay for the detection of dwarf gourami iridovirus (DGIV) and other megalocytiviruses and comparison with the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) reference PCR protocol

Aquaculture

Volumn 358-359, Issue , 2012, Pages 155-163

  Rimmer, Anneke E ^a   Becker, Joy A ^a   Tweedie, Alison ^a   Whittington, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dwarf gourami iridovirus; Megalocytivirus; Nucleic acid; Ornamental fish; Plasmid; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; NUCLEIC ACID; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PATHOGEN; PERCIFORM; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS;

AUSTRALIA;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; DWARF GOURAMI IRIDOVIRUS; INFECTIOUS SPLEEN AND KIDNEY NECROSIS VIRUS; IRIDOVIRIDAE; IRIDOVIRUS; MEGALOCYTIVIRUS; RED SEA BREAM IRIDOVIRUS;

EID: 84864055299     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.06.034     Document Type: Article

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