Article
In vivo Events of Retroviral Long Terminal Repeat Integration into Marek's Disease Virus in Commercial Poultry: Detection of Chimeric Molecules as a Marker
1 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
The present study demonstrated, for the first time, that not only in vitro, but also in vivo, coinfections with Marek's disease virus (MDV) and each of the three avian retroviruses (reticuloendotheliosis virus [REV], avian lymphoid leukosis virus [ALV], and ALV-J) lead to retroviral long terminal repeat (LTR) integration into MDV. A total of 306 chicken and 59 turkey commercial flocks, submitted for differential...
