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Prevalence of fowl glioma-inducing virus in chickens of zoological gardens in Japan and nucleotide variation in the env gene.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 May 2008
Hatai Hitoshi, Ochiai Kenji, Murakami Mariko, Imanishi Syunsuke, Tomioka Yukiko, Toyoda Takeshi, Ohashi Kazuhiko, Umemura Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Fowl glioma-inducing virus (FGV), which belongs to subgroup A of avian leukosis virus (ALV), is tumorigenic in the nervous system. In a zoological garden in Japan, approximately 40% of chickens, including Japanese fowls, were infected with FGV. Because this zoological garden plays a role as a maj...
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