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Continuous evolution of avian infectious bronchitis virus resulting in different variants co-circulating in Southern China.
Archives of virology - 1 Aug 2013
Li Meng, Mo Mei-Lan, Huang Bai-Cheng, Fan Wen-Sheng, Wei Zheng-Ji, Wei Tian-Chao, Li Kang-Ran, Wei Ping
Abstract excerpt
Sixty field strains of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were isolated from chicken flocks in different regions of Guangxi from 1985 to 2012. Phylogenetic analysis of S1 subunit glycoprotein genes revealed that field isolates from 2009-2011 mostly belonged to the LX4 type, while those from 1985-2008 belonged to the HN08 type, and a few others belonged to the 4/91 type, the TW type and the Mass type. In...
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