Molecular double-check strategy for the identification and characterization of European Lyssaviruses

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 203, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-32

  Fischer, Melina ^a   Freuling, Conrad M ^a   Müller, Thomas ^a   Wegelt, Anne ^a   Kooi, Engbert A ^b   Rasmussen, Thomas B ^c   Voller, Katja ^d   Marston, Denise A ^d   Fooks, Anthony R ^d,e   Beer, Martin ^a   Hoffmann, Bernd ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lyssavirus; Molecular diagnostics; Rabies; Real time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOKELOH BAT LYSSAVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN BAT LYSSAVIRUS TYPE 1; EUROPEAN BAT LYSSAVIRUS TYPE 2; L GENE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; N GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BAT; CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYSSAVIRUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; RABIES; VALIDATION STUDY; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; EUROPE; HUMANS; LYSSAVIRUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; RABIES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84897933163     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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