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Molecular characterization of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV): diversity of very virulent IBDV in Tanzania.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2007
Kasanga C J, Yamaguchi T, Wambura P N, Maeda-Machang'u A D, Ohya K, Fukushi H
Abstract excerpt
Nucleotide sequences of the VP2 hypervariable region (VP2-HVR) of 14 infectious bursal disease viruses (IBDVs) isolated in Tanzania from 2001 to 2004 were determined. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the isolates diverged into two genotypes and belonged to the very virulent (VV) type. In the phylogenetic tree, strains in one genotype clustered in a distinct group and were closely related to some strains isolated...
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