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Genetic diversity of the S10 RNA segment of field and vaccine strains of bluetongue virus from the P. R. China.
Archives of virology - 1 Feb 2010
Zhang Yifang, Du Xiaogang, Li Wengui, Li Jinyao, Liu Jianping, Zhu Jianbo, Zhang Nianzu
Abstract excerpt
Bluetongue virus (BTV) infection of ruminants is endemic throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. However, the molecular epidemiology of BTV infection in China has not yet been reported. In this study, the S10 gene segments from 30 BTV isolates, one attenuated BTV strain, one vaccine BTV strain, and one South Africa BTV prototype strain, were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis of the S10 genes...
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