Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases
Quan, M
BVSc MSc PhD - Senior Lecturer
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: (012) 529 8142
Fax number: (012) 529 8312
E-mail address: melvyn.quan@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Important conditions of companion animals in the sub-Saharan region
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Quan M, Lourens CW, MacLachlan NJ, Gardner IA, Guthrie AJ: 2010. Development and optimisation of a duplex real-time reverse transcription quantitative PCR assay targeting the VP7 and NS2 genes of African horse sickness virus. Journal of Virological Methods, (167), pp 45-52, Full Text
Woma YT, van Vuuren M, Bosman A-M, Quan M, Oosthuizen MC, Bwala D G, Ibu JO, Ularamu H, Shamaki D: 2010. Genetic variant of canine distember virus from clinical cases in vaccinated dogs in South Africa. Nigerian Veterinary Journal, 31 (1), pp 14-25, Full Text
Woma YT, van Vuuren M, Bosman A-M, Quan M, Oosthuizen MC: 2010. Phylogenetic analysis of the haemagglutinin gene of current wild-type canine distemper viruses from South Africa: Lineage Africa. Veterinary Microbiology, 143, pp 126-132.
Bhoora R, Quan M, Matjila PT, Zweygarth E, Guthrie AJ, Collins NE: 2010. Sequence heterogeneity in the equi merozoite antigen gene (ema-1) of Theileria equi and development of an ema-1-specific TaqMan MGBTM assay for the detection of T. equi. Veterinary Parasitology, 172, pp 33-45.
Bhoora R, Quan M, Zweygarth E, Guthrie AJ, Prinsloo SA, Collins NE: 2010. Sequence heterogeneity in the gene encoding the rhoptry associated protein-1 (RAP-1) of Babesia caballi isolates from South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, 169, pp 279-288.
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