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Development and validation of a SYBR green real-time PCR for the quantification of porcine circovirus type 2 in serum, buffy coat, feces, and multiple tissues.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jan 2009
McIntosh Kathleen A, Tumber Anju, Harding John C S, Krakowka Steven, Ellis John A, Hill Janet E
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of multiple genotypes of PCV2, as demonstrated by phylogenetic analysis of whole genome or capsid sequences, makes it necessary to have quantitative diagnostic assays that perform equally well on all strains. The objectives of this study were to develop and validate a novel real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay targeting the highly conserved rep gene (ORF1) and investigate the effects of...
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