| Literature DB >> 6131257 |
J Flores, E Boeggeman, R H Purcell, M Sereno, I Perez, L White, R G Wyatt, R M Chanock, A Z Kapikian.
Abstract
A "dot" hybridisation technique for the detection of rotavirus in stools and other biological materials is described. The assay is based on the in-situ hybridisation of labelled single-stranded RNA probes, obtained by in-vitro transcription of rotavirus particles, to heat-denatured rotavirus RNA immobilised on nitrocellulose membranes. The method is highly specific and allows for the detection of as little as 8 pg of viral RNA. Its use for the detection of rotavirus in stool suspensions and rectal swabs obtained from children with diarrhoea may facilitate epidemiological studies of rotavirus gastroenteritis.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6131257 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(83)92811-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321