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ISOLATION OF AN OPHIDIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS (OPMV) IN A CAPTIVE RATTLESNAKE (Crotalus durissus terrificus) FROM BOTUCATU, S？O PAULO STATE, BRAZILDOI: 10.1590/S0104-79302002000100013 Keywords: crotalus durissus terrificus, rattlesnake, paramyxovirus, ophidian paramyxovirus, hemagglutination, polymerase chain reaction. Abstract: 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, s？o paulo state, brazil. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and nested-pcr were performed for the identification of the isolated virus.
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