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Neuropathogenic and non-neuropathogenic genotypes of Equid Herpesvirus type 1 in Argentina.
Veterinary microbiology - 18 Nov 2009
Vissani M A, Becerra M L, Olguín Perglione C, Tordoya M S, Miño S, Barrandeguy M
Abstract excerpt
Infection with Equid Herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) leads to respiratory disease, abortion, and neurological disorders in horses. Molecular epidemiology studies have demonstrated that a single nucleotide polymorphism (A(2254)/G(2254)) in the genome region of the open reading frame 30 (ORF30), which results in an amino acid variation (N(752)/D(752)) of the EHV-1 DNA polymerase, is significantly associated with the...
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