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The genetic diversity of European type PRRSV is similar to that of the North American type but is geographically skewed within Europe.
Virology - 20 Jul 2002
Forsberg Roald, Storgaard Torben, Nielsen Henriette S, Oleksiewicz Martin B, Cordioli Paolo, Sala Giovanni, Hein Jotun, Bøtner Anette
Abstract excerpt
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a recently emerged pathogen. Two PRRSV genotypes exist, North American and European, which are only 55-70% identical at the nucleotide level. Previous studies have shown high nucleotide diversity in the North American genotype and low...
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