

Affiliations may be abbreviated at the author’s discretion in the Address for Correspondence. When writing out affiliations, use the official spelling, which may or may not be American spelling. OIE, World Organisation for Animal HealthĪvoid excessive abbreviations. Use standard abbreviations only do not make up abbreviations. Spell out on first mention and use only if it occurs a substantial number (>3 times) of times (subject to editorial discretion). Spell out amino acid when followed by words abbreviate aa without definition when paired with numbers (absolute or percentage).ĭefine C t at first use. Spell nucleotide when followed by words abbreviate nt without definition when followed by numbers (absolute or percentage).

Spell reverse transcription at first use do not use an en dash between reverse transcription and PCR. If the term is used >3 times, the abbreviation RT-PCR can be used. Spell real-time reverse transcription at first use use a hyphen in the term real-time, but do not use an en dash between reverse transcription and PCR.
