Characterization of a Tembusu Virus Isolated from Naturally Infected House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) in Northern China

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-158

  Tang, Y ^a   Diao, Y ^a   Yu, C ^a   Gao, X ^a   Ju, X ^a   Xue, C ^a   Liu, X ^a   Ge, P ^a   Qu, J ^a   Zhang, D ^b  

^a Agricultural University of Shan Dong province   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ducks; Flavivirus; House sparrow; Tembusu virus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NS5 PROTEIN, FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CELL CULTURE; CHINA; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPARROW; VIROLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHINA; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, VIRAL; SPARROWS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANAS; AVES; FLAVIVIRUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; TEMBUSU VIRUS;

EID: 84874800627     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2012.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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