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Identification of a newly isolated avian infectious bronchitis coronavirus variant in China exhibiting affinity for the respiratory tract.
Avian diseases - 1 Jun 2008
Liu Shengwang, Wang Yu, Ma Yazhen, Han Zongxi, Zhang Qingxia, Shao Yuhao, Chen Jianfei, Kong Xiangang
Abstract excerpt
Twelve infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolates obtained from commercial chickens in China between 2005 and 2006 were characterized by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the sequencing of the entire S1 gene. CK/CH/LSD/05I--an IBV variant, which was unlike the nephropathogenic IBV isolates found in China--exhibited an affinity for the respiratory tract. The variant was identified by...
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