Evolutionary History and Phylogeography of Rabies Viruses Associated with Outbreaks in Trinidad

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Seetahal, Janine F R ^a,b   Velasco Villa, Andres ^c   Allicock, Orchid M ^a   Adesiyun, Abiodun A ^a   Bissessar, Joseph ^b   Amour, Kirk ^d   Phillip Hosein, Annmarie ^e   Marston, Denise A ^f   McElhinney, Lorraine M ^f   Shi, Mang ^c   Wharwood, Cheryl Ann ^d   Fooks, Anthony R ^f   Carrington, Christine V F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Ministry of Food Production   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Min of Agric Lands and Food Prod   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^e Penal Demonstration Station   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^f VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABIES VIRUS; RNA EXTRACTION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 84883347152     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002365     Document Type: Article

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