A multiplex PCR assay able to simultaneously detect Torque teno virus isolates from phylogenetic groups 1 to 5
Torque teno virus (TTV) is a circular, single-stranded DNA virus that chronically infects healthy individuals of all ages worldwide. TTV has an extreme genetic heterogeneity which is reflected in its current classification into five main phylogenetic groups (1-5). Using specific PCR assays, it has b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2005-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000600006 |