PMID- 8581024 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19960321 LR - 20061115 IS - 0928-4249 (Print) IS - 0928-4249 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 5-6 DP - 1995 TI - Use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to differentiate serologically similar viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) virus isolates from Europe and America. PG - 464-9 AB - Since 1988, VHSV (viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus) has occasionally been isolated from salmonids and marine fish in USA. The isolates are so far serologically indistinguishable from the European VHSV reference strain F1. However, the nucleotide sequence of an American isolate (Makah) revealed a unique 20 nucleotide sequence in close proximity to the N gene. This sequence is not present in the European VHSV isolates. Through the use of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and specific primer sets for the amplification of N gene fragments, it is now possible to distinguish between the European and American isolates within half a day. FAU - Einer-Jensen, K AU - Einer-Jensen K AD - Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Aarhus N, Denmark. FAU - Olesen, N J AU - Olesen NJ FAU - Lorenzen, N AU - Lorenzen N FAU - Jorgensen, P E AU - Jorgensen PE LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Vet Res JT - Veterinary research JID - 9309551 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (Viral Core Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Capsid/genetics MH - Carps MH - Cell Line MH - DNA Primers MH - Europe MH - Fishes/*virology MH - Genes, Viral MH - Geography MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Oncorhynchus mykiss MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods/*veterinary MH - Rhabdoviridae/*classification/isolation & purification/physiology MH - Serotyping MH - United States MH - Viral Core Proteins/genetics MH - Virus Replication EDAT- 1995/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/01/01 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Vet Res. 1995;26(5-6):464-9.