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Genetic diversity of avian infectious bronchitis virus isolates in Korea between 2003 and 2006.
Avian diseases - 1 Jun 2008
Lee Eun-Kyoung, Jeon Woo-Jin, Lee Youn-Jeong, Jeong Ok-Mi, Choi Jun-Gu, Kwon Jun-Hun, Choi Kang-Seuk
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Thirty-three field isolates of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were recovered from commercial chicken flocks in Korea between 2003 and 2006 and were characterized phylogenetically by nucleotide sequence analysis of the IBV S1 gene hyper-variable region. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that recent field isolates of IBV formed at least three distinct phylogenetic types, including K-I, K-II, and K-III....
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