BLV-CoCoMo-qPCR: a useful tool for evaluating bovine leukemia virus infection status

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Authors

Mayuko Jimba · RIKEN

Shin‐nosuke Takeshima · RIKEN

Hironobu Murakami · RIKEN

Junko Kohara · Hokkaido Research Organization

Naohiko Kobayashi · Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Forests

Tamako Matsuhashi · Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Forests

Takashi Ohmori ·

Abstract

Our results suggest that the quantitative measurement of proviral load by BLV-CoCoMo-qPCR is useful tool for evaluating the progression of BLV-induced disease. BLV-CoCoMo-qPCR allows us to monitor the spread of BLV infection in different viewpoint compared with classical serotest.

Topics & Keywords

T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Veterinary Research

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 167-167

DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-167

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