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Identification of a new genotype of bovine leukemia virus.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2012
Balić Davor, Lojkić Ivana, Periškić Marin, Bedeković Tomislav, Jungić Andreja, Lemo Nina, Roić Besi, Cač Zeljko, Barbić Ljubo, Madić Josip
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To investigate the degree of genetic variability of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) strains circulating in Croatia, 29 isolates from the six largest dairy farms were examined by PCR for a segment of the gp51 env gene, followed by DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The nucleotide sequences were compared with other previously characterized BLV strains from different geographical areas, comprising all seven known...
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