Avian influenza virus / Erica Spackman, editor. - Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, c2008. - x, 141 pages : illustrations; - Methods in molecular biology, 436 1064-3745 ; . - Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 436. .

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.

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Influenza A virus--genetics--Laboratory Manuals.
Influenza A virus--immunology--Laboratory Manuals.
Orthomyxoviridae Infections--virology--Laboratory Manuals.
Virology--methods--Laboratory Manuals.
Avian influenza--Research--Methodology.

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SF995.6.I6 / A95 2008

W1 / ME9616J v.436 2008 QW 25 / A957 2008