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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Subtype B in Domestic Cats in Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Abbreviations

FIV:

feline immunodeficiency virus

n-PCR:

nested PCR

PBMC:

peripheral blood mononuclear cells

RFLP:

restriction fragment length polymorphism

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  1. Laboratório de Virologia Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

    F. A. Caxito, F. M. Coelho, M. E. Oliveira & M. Resende

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Caxito, F.A., Coelho, F.M., Oliveira, M.E. and Resende, M., 2006. Feline immunodeficiency virus subtype B in domestic cats in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Veterinary Research Communications, 30(8), 953–956

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Caxito, F.A., Coelho, F.M., Oliveira, M.E. et al. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Subtype B in Domestic Cats in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Vet Res Commun 30, 953–956 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-006-3363-8

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