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Coexistence of multiple strains of porcine parvovirus 2 in pig farms.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jul 2014
Saekhow Prayuth, Mawatari Takahiro, Ikeda Hidetoshi
Abstract excerpt
The porcine parvovirus 2 (PPV2) genome was first identified in 2001 in Myanmar. Recently, the PPV2 genome has been found in several other countries. In this study, the prevalence of PPV2 in Japanese domestic pigs was investigated and found to be 58% (69/120) in healthy domestic pigs and 100% (69/69) in sick domestic pigs. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the PCR products of the VP1 gene and an almost full...
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