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Genetic heterogeneity of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in Italy.
Veterinary research communications - 1 Sept 2003
Falcone E, Cordioli P, Tarantino M, Muscillo M, La Rosa G, Tollis M
Abstract excerpt
The genetic characteristics, of 38 field isolates of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) collected in 1999 from sick or healthy and persistently infected cattle of dairy farms situated in northern Italy, were investigated. A partial 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) sequence of each isolate was determined and a phylogenetic analysis was performed. All the isolates were classified as belonging to the BVDV-1 genotype...
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