Molecular detection and characterization of hepatitis E virus in naturally infected pigs from Brazilian herds

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1515-1519

  Gardinali, N R ^a   Barry, A F ^a   da Silva, P F N ^a   de Souza, C ^a   Alfieri, A F ^a   Alfieri, A A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Faecal samples; HEV; Nested RT PCR; Phylogeny; Swine

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FARM ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HERD; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PIGLET; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOW (SWINE); SWINE DISEASE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE; SUS; SWINE HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 84866844429     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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