Detection of poliovirus type 2 in oysters by using cell culture and RT-PCR Detecção de poliovírus tipo 2 em ostras através de cultura celular e RT-PCR

Shellfish are readily contaminated with viruses present in water containing sewage due to the concentrating effect of filter feeding. Enteroviruses are generally used as a model for the detection of viruses from shellfish due to their public health significance. In the present work, oysters were pla...

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Main Authors: Cecília E.B. Vinatea, Thaís C.M. Sincero, Claúdia M.O. Simões, Célia R.M. Barardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2006-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000100012