Article
Coronaviruses from pheasants ( Phasianus colchicus ) are genetically closely related to coronaviruses of domestic fowl (infectious bronchitis virus) and turkeys
1 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCRs) were used to examine RNA extracted from mouth/nasal swabs from pheasants exhibiting signs of respiratory disease. The oligonucleotides used were based on sequences of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), the coronavirus of domestic fowl. A RT-PCR for the highly conserved region II of the 3' untranslated region of the IBV genome detected a coronavirus in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
