Molecular Detection of Animal Viral Pathogens presents expert summaries on state-of-the-art diagnostic approaches for major animal viral pathogens, with a particular emphasis on identification and differentiation at the molecular level. Written by specialists in related research areas, each chapter provides a concise overview of an individual virus or group concerning:

• Classification
• Morphology
• Genome organization
• Epidemiology
• Clinical features
• Diagnosis
• Sample collection and preparation procedures
• Molecular detection protocols. 951 p.
  
  

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• About the Editor: Dongyou Liu, PhD, has worked at several research and clinical laboratories in Australia and the United States, focusing on molecular characterization and virulence determination of microbial pathogens, such as ovine foot rot bacterium, dermatophyte fungi and listeriae, and the development of nucleic acid-based quality assurance models for security-sensitive and emerging viral pathogens.
  
  
  
• Publication date (print) : 2016-08