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SUBMITTER: Cui X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960700 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cui Xingyang X Shi Yunjia Y Zhao Lili L Gu Shanshan S Wei Chengwei C Yang Yan Y Wen Shanshan S Chen Hongyan H Ge Junwei J
Frontiers in microbiology 20180514
The mink circovirus (MiCV), a newly discovered pathogen, is associated with diarrhea in farmed minks. The prevalence and economic importance of this virus remain poorly understood, and a quantitative method for diagnosis of MiCV infection has not been established. This research aims to develop a highly specific, sensitive, and quantitative assay for MiCV. A Real-Time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay was developed to detect different isolates of the MiCV in mink samples. The qP ...[more]