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Short Communications • J. Venom. Anim. Toxins 8 (1) • 2002 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-79302002000100013   copy

ISOLATION OF AN OPHIDIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS (OPMV) IN A CAPTIVE RATTLESNAKE (Crotalus durissus terrificus) FROM BOTUCATU, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL

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This study reports the isolation of an Ophidian Paramyxovirus (OPMV) in sputum of a captive rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus) kept in a serpentarium located in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nested-PCR were performed for the identification of the isolated virus.

Crotalus durissus terrificus; rattlesnake; Paramyxovirus; Ophidian Paramyxovirus; hemagglutination; polymerase chain reaction

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