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SUBMITTER: Muhd Radzi SF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4566139 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muhd Radzi Siti Fatimah SF Rückert Claudia C Sam Sing-Sin SS Teoh Boon-Teong BT Jee Pui-Fong PF Phoon Wai-Hong WH Abubakar Sazaly S Zandi Keivan K
Scientific reports 20150911
Langat virus (LGTV), one of the members of the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) complex, was firstly isolated from Ixodes granulatus ticks in Malaysia. However, the prevalence of LGTV in ticks in the region remains unknown. Surveillance for LGTV is therefore important and thus a tool for specific detection of LGTV is needed. In the present study, we developed a real-time quantitative reverse-transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) for rapid detection of LGTV. Our findings showed th ...[more]