ISOLATION OF AN OPHIDIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS (OPMV) IN a CAPTIVE RATTLESNAKE (Crotalus Durissus Terrificus) FROM BOTUCATU, SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL
Journal article published in 2002 by
Nogueira,M F.,
R. J. Da Silva,
M. F. Nogueira,
Araújo Júnior,J P.,
T. H. Barrella,
Barrella,T H.,
Silva,R J. Da,
R. J. Da Silva,
C. A. M. Lopes,
Lopes,C A. M.,
J. P. Araújo Júnior 
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, São Paulo State, Brazil. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nested-PCR were performed for the identification of the isolated virus.