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Molecular and antigenic characteristics of Massachusetts genotype infectious bronchitis coronavirus in China.
Veterinary microbiology - 31 Dec 2015
Chen Lingfeng, Zhang Tingting, Han Zongxi, Liang Shuling, Xu Yang, Xu Qianqian, Chen Yuqiu, Zhao Yan, Shao Yuhao, Li Huixin, Wang Kexiong, Kong Xiangang, Liu Shengwang
Abstract excerpt
In this study, 418 IBVs were isolated in samples from 1717 chicken flocks. Twenty-nine of the isolates were classified as the Massachusetts genotype. These 29 isolates, as well as two previously isolated Massachusetts genotype IBV strains, were studied further. Of the 31 strains, 24 were H120-like and two were M41-like isolates as determined by complete genomic sequence analysis, indicating that most of the IBV...
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