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Genetic diversity of pigeon circovirus in Hungary.
Virus genes - 1 Feb 2012
Cságola Attila, Lorincz Márta, Tombácz Kata, Wladár Zsófia, Kovács Eszter, Tuboly Tamás
Abstract excerpt
Pigeon circoviruses (PiCV) had been identified worldwide and are responsible for immune suppression and a variety of diseases collectively referred to as young pigeon disease syndrome. Samples from racing pigeons were collected throughout Hungary and analyzed for the presence of PiCV by polymerase chain reaction. The capsid protein coding gene was amplified from ten PiCVs of different origins, and compared with...
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