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Mutations of residues 249 and 256 in VP2 are involved in the replication and virulence of infectious Bursal disease virus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Qi Xiaole, Zhang Lizhou, Chen Yuming, Gao Li, Wu Guan, Qin Liting, Wang Yongqiang, Ren Xiangang, Gao Yulong, Gao Honglei, Wang Xiaomei
Abstract excerpt
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a pathogen of worldwide significance to the poultry industry. Although the PDE and PFG domains of the capsid protein VP2 contribute significantly to virulence and fitness, the detailed molecular basis for the pathogenicity of IBDV is still not fully understood. Because residues 253 and 284 of VP2 are not the sole determinants of virulence, we hypothesized that other...
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