ISOLATION OF AN OPHIDIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS (OPMV) IN A CAPTIVE RATTLESNAKE (Crotalus durissus terrificus) FROM BOTUCATU, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL

M. F. NOGUEIRA; T. H. BARRELLA; R. J. DA SILVA; C. A. M. LOPES; J. P. ARAÚJO JÚNIOR

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ISOLATION OF AN OPHIDIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS (OPMV) IN A CAPTIVE RATTLESNAKE (Crotalus durissus terrificus) FROM BOTUCATU, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL

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Author(s):	M. F. NOGUEIRA ^[1] ; T. H. BARRELLA ^[2] ; R. J. DA SILVA ^[3] ; C. A. M. LOPES ; J. P. ARAÚJO JÚNIOR ^[5] Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:	^[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia - Brasil ^[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos - Brasil ^[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Parasitologia - Brasil ^[5] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia - Brasil Total Affiliations: 5
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	J. Venom. Anim. Toxins; v. 8, n. 1, p. 168-173, 2002-00-00.
Abstract
This study reports the isolation of an Ophidian Paramyxovirus (OPMV) in sputum of a captive rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus) kept in a serpentarium located in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nested-PCR were performed for the identification of the isolated virus. (AU)

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