Avian influenza virus

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Spackman Erica.
Published: Humana Press,
Publisher Address: Totowa, N.J.
Publication Dates: c2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Methods in molecular biology ; v. 436
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-279-3
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x, 141 p.): ill.
ISBN: 9781597452793 (electronic bk.)
1597452793 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: R373
CLC: R373.1
Contents: Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief introduction to the avian influenza virus / Erica Spackman -- Avian influenza virus sample types, collection, and handling / Mary Lea Killian -- Avian influenza virus RNA extraction from tissue and swab material / Erica Spackman and David L. Suarez -- Type A influenza virus detection and quantitation by real-time RT-PCR / Erica Spackman and David L. Suarez -- Detection and identification of the H5 hemagglutinin subtype by real-time RT-PCR -- Avian influenza virus isolation and propagation in chicken eggs / Peter R. Woolcock -- Hemagglutination-inhibition test for avian influenza virus subtype identification and the detection and quantitation of serum antibodies to the avian influenza virus / Janice C. Pedersen -- Neuraminidase-inhibition assay for the identification of influenza A virus neuraminidase subtype or neuraminidase antibody specificity / Janice C. Pedersen -- Immunohistochemical staining for the detection of the avian influenza virus in tissues / Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood -- Wild bird surveillance for the avian influenza virus / Justin D. Brown and David E. Stallknecht -- Reverse genetics of the avian influenza virus / Chang-Won Lee and David L. Suarez -- Evaluating the cell-mediated immune response of avian species to avian influenza viruses / Darrell R. Kapczynski -- Measurement of avian cytokines with real-time RT-PCR following infection with the avian influenza virus / Darrell R. Kapczynski and Michael H. Kogut.