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Selection of variants of avian infectious bronchitis virus showing tropism for different organs.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 1990
Otsuki K, Matsuo K, Maeda N, Sanekata T, Tsubokura M
Abstract excerpt
Avian infectious bronchitis virus strain Kagoshima-34 isolated from the kidneys of a chicken that died of nephrosis/nephritis lost its nephropathogenicity during intratracheal passage in SPF chickens. The resultant virus acquired stronger respirotropism but reduced tropism for kidneys. On the other hand strain Tottori-2 isolated from the trachea of a chicken suffering from severe respiratory disease did not lose...
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