A rapid and sensitive diagnosis of bovine leukaemia virus infection using the nested shuttle polymerase chain reaction Diagnóstico rápido e sensível da infecção com o vírus da Leucemia Bovina através de Shuttle Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction

Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL). In Argentina, where a program to eradicate EBL has been introduced, sensitive and reliable diagnosis has attained high priority. Although the importance of the agar gel immunodiffusion test remains unchanged for r...

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Main Authors: Ester T. González, Junzo Norimine, Alejandro R. Valera, Gabriel Travería, Graciela A. Oliva, María E. Etcheverrigaray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 1999-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X1999000200002