RT-qPCR assay for detection of mink astrovirus in outbreaks of diarrhea on Danish mink farms.

Diarrhea in mink kits is a major cause of disease and mortality in the mink production. The etiology remains unknown in most outbreaks due to a lack of diagnostic assays. In the current study we present an RT-qPCR method to detect mink astrovirus in fecal samples from mink kits with diarrhea. All sa...

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Main Authors: Sofie Barsøe, Karin Ullman, Mikael Leijon, Kjell Olof Hedlund, Jonas Klingström, Louise Iuel Krarup, Lars Andresen, Michelle Lauge Quaade, Anne Sofie Hammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252022&type=printable