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The polymerase chain reaction has become an important diagnostic tool for the veterinary virologist. Conventional methods for detecting viral diseases can be laborious or ineffective. In many cases PCR can provide a rapid and accurate test. In this article we explain the basic principles of PCR and supply a reference list of its uses in diagnostic veterinary virology.
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Abbreviations
- BLV:
-
bovine leukaemia virus
- BVDV:
-
bovine viral diarrhoea virus
- DNA:
-
deoxyribonucleic acid
- ds:
-
double-stranded
- ELISA:
-
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- PCR:
-
polymerase chain reaction
- RNA:
-
ribonucleic acid
- ss:
-
single-stranded
- TK:
-
thymidine kinase
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Belák, S., Ballagi-Pordány, A. Application of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in veterinary diagnostic virology. Vet Res Commun 17, 55–72 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01839180
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