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Genetic variation in Norwegian piscine myocarditis virus in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.
Journal of fish diseases - 1 Feb 2013
Wiik-Nielsen J, Alarcón M, Fineid B, Rode M, Haugland Ø
Abstract excerpt
Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., is a severe cardiac disease characterized by a necrotizing myocarditis involving the atrium and the spongious part of the ventricle. The disease is caused by piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV), a double-stranded RNA virus likely belonging to the family Totiviridae. The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic variation in Norwegian PMCV...
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