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“One-Step RT-qPCR assay for detection and quantification of equine infectious anemia virus in-vitro”, Genetics And Molecular Research, vol. 17, no. 3, 2018.
, “Genetic variability and phylogeny of the 5' long terminal repeat from Brazilian bovine leukemia virus”, vol. 14, pp. 14530-14538, 2015.
, “Genetic variation of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) after replication in cell culture and experimental animals”, vol. 13, pp. 1717-1723, 2014.
, “Selection of peptides for serological detection of equine infectious anemia”, vol. 11, pp. 2182-2199, 2012.
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“Comparison of three methods of DNA extraction from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and lung fragments of equines”, vol. 9. pp. 1591-1598, 2010.
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