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Genetic and antigenic characterization of small ruminant lentiviruses circulating in Poland.
Virus research - 1 Feb 2012
Olech Monika, Rachid Antoine, Croisé Benoit, Kuźmak Jacek, Valas Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) infections are widespread in Poland, but the genetic features of sheep viruses are still lacking and limited to partial gag sequences for goat viruses. In this study, segments from the gag and env genes of Polish SRLV strains screened by heteroduplex mobility assay were subjected to genetic analyses. Subtype A1 was found in both sheep and goats, while subtypes B1 and B2 were found...
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