TaqMan real-time PCR assay for relative quantitation of white spot syndrome virus infection in Penaeus monodon Fabricius exposed to ammonia.

• Main Authors: M., Fouzi, Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff, Omar, Abdul Rahman, Md Yusoff, Fatimah, Tan, S. W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16963/1/TaqMan%20real.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16963/

White spot disease is caused by a highly virulent pathogen, the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The disease is usually triggered by changes in environmental parameters causing severe losses to the shrimp industry. This study was undertaken to quantify the relative WSSV load in shrimp exposed to am...