Validation of a commercial insulated isothermal PCR-based POCKIT test for rapid and easy detection of white spot syndrome virus infection in Litopenaeus vannamei.

Timely pond-side detection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) plays a critical role in the implementation of bio-security measures to help minimize economic losses caused by white spot syndrome disease, an important threat to shrimp aquaculture industry worldwide. A portable device, namely POCKIT™,...

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Main Authors: Yun-Long Tsai, Han-Ching Wang, Chu-Fang Lo, Kathy Tang-Nelson, Donald Lightner, Bor-Rung Ou, Ai-Ling Hour, Chuan-Fu Tsai, Cheng-Chi Yen, Hsiao-Fen Grace Chang, Ping-Hua Teng, Pei-Yu Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3953118?pdf=render