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Detection of pseudorabies virus DNA sequences by the polymerase chain reaction

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Genomic sequences of pseudorabies virus, a porcine herpesvirus, were amplified by the polymerase chain reaction from cells of infected cultures, nasal cells and organs from acutely diseased as well as from organs of latently infected pigs.

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  1. Department of Virology, The National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden

    S. Belák & A. Ballagi-Pordány

  2. Pharmacia LKB Biotechnology AB, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    J. Flensburg

  3. Department of Medical Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    A. Virtanen

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On leave from: Department of Epizootiology, University of Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.

On leave from: Department of Agricultural Chemical Technology, Technical University, Budapest, Hungary.

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Belák, S., Ballagi-Pordány, A., Flensburg, J. et al. Detection of pseudorabies virus DNA sequences by the polymerase chain reaction. Archives of Virology 108, 279–286 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01310940

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