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Isolation, identification and evolution analysis of a novel subgroup of avian leukosis virus isolated from a local Chinese yellow broiler in South China.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2016
Li Xinjian, Lin Wencheng, Chang Shuang, Zhao Peng, Zhang Xinheng, Liu Yang, Chen Weiguo, Li Baohong, Shu Dingming, Zhang Huanmin, Chen Feng, Xie Qingmei
Abstract excerpt
Avian leukosis virus (ALV) causes high mortality associated with tumor formation and decreased fertility, and results in major economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. Recently, a putative novel ALV subgroup virus named ALV-K was observed in Chinese local chickens. In this study, a novel ALV strain named GD14LZ was isolated from a Chinese local yellow broiler in 2014. The proviral genome was sequenced...
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