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Molecular characterization of avian infectious bronchitis virus strains isolated in Colombia during 2003.
Avian diseases - 1 Dec 2005
Alvarado I R, Villegas P, Mossos N, Jackwood M W
Abstract excerpt
Sixteen infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolates were recovered from broilers and layers from five geographic poultry regions in Colombia. The viruses were isolated from tracheas, lungs, and cecal tonsils of birds, previously vaccinated with the Massachusetts strain, that were showing respiratory signs. Further analysis of the IBV isolates was achieved by phylogenetic analysis comparing their deduced amino acid...
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