DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ALLELIC DISCRIMINATION REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF EQUINE HERPESVIRUS-1 AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE VIRULENCE DETERMINANTS OF THE VIRUS

Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) can cause acute upper respiratory tract disease, abortion, neonatal death and neurological disease in horses. Rapid, accurate and timely diagnosis of EHV-1 infection in horses is important to curtail the spread of this pathogen. It has been reported that the neuropathoge...

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Main Author: Smith, Kathryn L
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2013
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gluck_etds/12
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=gluck_etds