Isolation and characterization of a new strain of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus from rodents in Southwestern France

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 893-903

  Yama, Ines N ^a   Cazaux, Benoite ^b   Britton Davidian, Janice ^b   Moureau, Grégory ^a   Thirion, Laurence ^a   De Lamballerie, Xavier ^a   Dobigny, Gauthier ^c,d   Charrel, Rémi N ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Centre Regional Agrhymet   (Niger)

Author keywords

Arenavirus; Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; Mus musculus; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARENAVIRUS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FRANCE; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FRANCE; GENOME, VIRAL; GERBILLINAE; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VERO CELLS;

ARENAVIRUS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84867191901     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0892     Document Type: Article

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