Article
Study of compartmentalization in the visna clinical form of small ruminant lentivirus infection in sheep.
BMC veterinary research - 26 Jan 2012
Ramírez Hugo, Reina Ramsés, Bertolotti Luigi, Cenoz Amaia, Hernández Mirna-Margarita, San Román Beatriz, Glaria Idoia, de Andrés Ximena, Crespo Helena, Jáuregui Paula, Benavides Julio, Polledo Laura, Pérez Valentín, García-Marín Juan F, Rosati Sergio, Amorena Beatriz, de Andrés Damián
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A central nervous system (CNS) disease outbreak caused by small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) has triggered interest in Spain due to the rapid onset of clinical signs and relevant production losses. In a previous study on this outbreak, the role of LTR in tropism was unclear and env encoded sequences, likely involved in tropism, were not investigated. This study aimed to analyze heterogeneity of SRLV...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Central Nervous System
- Disease Outbreaks
- Genotype
- Mammary Glands, Animal
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny