Characterization of a ranavirus isolated from the Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus, Blanchard, 1871) in China

Aquaculture

Volumn 384-387, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-73

  Zhou, Z Y ^a   Geng, Y ^a   Liu, X X ^a   Ren, S Y ^a   Zhou, Y ^a   Wang, K Y ^a   Huang, X L ^a   Chen, D F ^a   Peng, X ^a   Lai, W M ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Chinese giant salamander; Iridoviridae; Ranavirus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; CHLOROFORM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENOMICS; INOCULATION; PATHOLOGY; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS;

CHINA;

ANDRIAS DAVIDIANUS; EPITHELIOMA PAPULOSUM; IRIDOVIRIDAE; IRIDOVIRUS; MIRIDAE; RANA GRYLIO; RANAVIRUS; SALAMANDROIDEA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 84872582365     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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