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Molecular epizootiology of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in Korea.
Virus genes - 1 Dec 2009
Jeon Woo-Jin, Choi Kang-Seuk, Lee Dong-Woo, Lee Eun-Kyoung, Cha Sang-Ho, Cho Sun-Hee, Kwon Jun-Hun, Yoon Yeo-sung, Kim Sun-Joong, Kim Jae-Hong, Kwon Hyuk-Joon
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We conducted a molecular epizootiological study of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in Korea by analyzing 85 IBD viruses (IBDVs) obtained from vaccinated or unvaccinated flocks between 1980 and 2007. Phylogenetic analysis of the partial nucleotide sequence of the hypervariable region of the VP2 gene (nucleotides 661-1020) and pathogenicity tests revealed more genetic and phenotypic diversity of IBDV in Korea than...
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