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Molecular characterization of Newcastle disease viruses in Ostriches (Struthio camelus L.): further evidences of recombination within avian paramyxovirus type 1.
Veterinary microbiology - 5 May 2011
Yin Yanbo, Cortey Martí, Zhang Yi, Cui Shangjin, Dolz Roser, Wang Jianlin, Gong Zhenhua
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) strains isolated from ostriches have been genotyped for the first time by partial sequencing of the F gene to determine the epidemiologic role that this species can play within ND outbreaks. Fifteen additional NDV strains, mostly isolated from chickens but also from pigeons and penguins, were also included in the study to determine genetic relationships with ostriches NDV isolates....
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