Detection and identification of Variola virus in fixed human tissue after prolonged archival storage

Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-48

  Schoepp, Randal J ^a,d   Morin, Michelle D ^a,c   Martinez, Mark J ^a   Kulesh, David A ^a   Hensley, Lisa ^a   Geisbert, Thomas W ^a   Brady, Daniel R ^b   Jahrling, Peter B ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Diagnostic Systems Division   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Fixed tissue; Paraffin embedded; Smallpox; TaqMan ; Variola virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALLPOX VIRUS; STORAGE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETICS; INFORMATION CENTER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; SMALLPOX; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIROLOGY;

FLUORESCENT DYE; TAQ POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA;

ARCHIVES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN; SMALLPOX; TAQ POLYMERASE; TISSUE FIXATION; VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 85047692504     PISSN: 00236837     EISSN: 15300307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700008     Document Type: Article

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