Development and Evaluation of Real Time RT-PCR Assays for Detection and Typing of Bluetongue Virus.

Bluetongue virus is the type species of the genus Orbivirus, family Reoviridae. Bluetongue viruses (BTV) are transmitted between their vertebrate hosts primarily by biting midges (Culicoides spp.) in which they also replicate. Consequently BTV distribution is dependent on the activity, geographic di...

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Main Authors: Sushila Maan, Narender Singh Maan, Manjunatha N Belaganahalli, Abraham C Potgieter, Vinay Kumar, Kanisht Batra, Isabel M Wright, Peter D Kirkland, Peter P C Mertens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5035095?pdf=render