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Comparative full-length sequence analysis of Marek's disease virus vaccine strain 814.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Feng, Liu Chang-Jun, Zhang Yan-Ping, Li Zhi-Jie, Liu Ai-Ling, Yan Fu-Hai, Cong Feng, Cheng Yun
Abstract excerpt
The complete DNA sequence of Marek's disease virus (MDV) serotype 1 vaccine strain 814 was determined. It consisted of 172,541 bp, with an overall gene organization identical to that of the MDV-1 type strains. Comparative genomic analysis of vaccine strains (814 and CVI988) and other strains (CU-2, Md5, and Md11) showed that 814 was most similar to CVI988. Several unique insertions, deletions, and substitutions...
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