Detecção do provírus da imunodeficiência felina em gatos domésticos pela técnica de Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
dc.contributor.author | Caldas, Ana Paula Ferrary | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Leal, Elcio de Souza | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Silva, Eduardo Filipe Avila | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Ravazzolo, Ana Paula | pt_BR |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-13T01:45:42Z | pt_BR |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.issn | 0100-736X | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10183/77966 | pt_BR |
dc.description.abstract | Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection of domestic cats is one of the most promising animal models for the infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Infected cats may develop a disease similar to that observed in AIDS patients, with increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections. In this study we used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect proviral DNA of feline immunodeficiency virus on the blood and tissue samples from cats with a clinical diagnosis of immunodeficiency. The PCR primers were used to amplify the gag gene, which is conserved among different isolates. From 40 samples analyzed, 15 were positive and 4 of them were submitted to hybridization to confirm the specificity of the amplified fragments. These results confirm the presence of FIV in domestic cats in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | por | pt_BR |
dc.relation.ispartof | Pesquisa veterinaria brasileira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Vol. 20, n. 1 (jan./mar. 2000), p. 20-25 | pt_BR |
dc.rights | Open Access | en |
dc.subject | Feline immunodeficiency virus | en |
dc.subject | Virologia veterinaria : Felinos | pt_BR |
dc.subject | FIV | en |
dc.subject | Polymerase chain reaction | en |
dc.subject | PCR | en |
dc.title | Detecção do provírus da imunodeficiência felina em gatos domésticos pela técnica de Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase | pt_BR |
dc.title.alternative | Detection of feline immunodeficiency provirus in domestic cats by polymerase chain reaction | en |
dc.type | Artigo de periódico | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.nrb | 000297712 | pt_BR |
dc.type.origin | Nacional | pt_BR |
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