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Low genetic diversity among historical and contemporary clinical isolates of felid herpesvirus 1.
BMC genomics - 2 Sept 2016
Vaz Paola K, Job Natalie, Horsington Jacquelyn, Ficorilli Nino, Studdert Michael J, Hartley Carol A, Gilkerson James R, Browning Glenn F, Devlin Joanne M
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BACKGROUND: Felid herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1) causes upper respiratory tract diseases in cats worldwide, including nasal and ocular discharge, conjunctivitis and oral ulceration. The nature and severity of disease can vary between clinical cases. Genetic determinants of virulence are likely to contribute to differences in the in vivo phenotype of FHV-1 isolates, but to date there have been limited studies investigating...
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