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A duck reovirus variant with a unique deletion in the sigma C gene exhibiting high pathogenicity in Pekin ducklings.
Virus research - 2 Apr 2016
Zheng Xianjin, Wang Dan, Ning Kang, Liang Te, Wang Minghang, Jiang Meng, Zhang Dabing
Abstract excerpt
A novel strain of duck reovirus (DRV) associated with a high mortality in Pekin ducklings in China, 2013, was isolated and characterized. This strain (designated as HN5d) grew well in Vero cells and produced marked cytopathic effects. HN5d contains 10 dsRNA genome segments, a typical feature of avian orthoreovirus. Following cloning, sequencing, and sequence analysis of the genome segments, a unique deletion of...
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