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Characterization of infectious dose and lethal dose of two strains of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV).
Virus research - 2 Mar 2016
McKenney Douglas G, Kurath Gael, Wargo Andrew R
Abstract excerpt
The ability to infect a host is a key trait of a virus, and differences in infectivity could put one virus at an evolutionary advantage over another. In this study we have quantified the infectivity of two strains of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) that are known to differ in fitness and virulence. By exposing juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hosts to a wide range of virus doses, we...
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