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Genotype and host range analysis of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV).
Virus genes - 1 Feb 2011
Fu Xiaozhe, Li Ningqiu, Liu Lihui, Lin Qiang, Wang Fang, Lai Yingtiao, Jiang Haiming, Pan Houjun, Shi Cunbin, Wu Shuqin
Abstract excerpt
Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) is the causative agent of a disease causing high mortality in mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi. In this study, complete major capsid protein (MCP) genes of nine ISKNV isolates were sequenced and compared with other known megalocytiviruses to evaluate genetic variation and host range of the viruses. Comparison of nucleotide sequences of MCP gene revealed...
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