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Genetic diversity of bovine papillomavirus types, including two putative new types, in teat warts from dairy cattle herds.
Archives of virology - 1 Jun 2016
Lunardi Michele, de Camargo Tozato Claudia, Alfieri Alice Fernandes, de Alcântara Brígida Kussumoto, Vilas-Boas Laurival Antonio, Otonel Rodrigo Alejandro Arellano, Headley Selwyn Arlington, Alfieri Amauri Alcindo
Abstract excerpt
Teat papillomatosis affects dairy cows worldwide. Milking can become difficult due to teat warts, and maintaining affected cows in the herds may diminish economic profit in the dairy industry. Currently, 13 bovine papillomavirus (BPV) types have been fully characterized, and numerous putative BPV types have been identified through partial L1 gene PCR. In order to identify the viral types present in warts on the...
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