Article
Genetic diversity of the genotype VII Newcastle disease virus: identification of a novel VIIj sub-genotype.
Virus genes - 1 Feb 2017
Xue Cong, Cong Yanlong, Yin Renfu, Sun Yixue, Ding Chan, Yu Shengqing, Liu Xiufan, Hu Shunlin, Qian Jing, Yuan Qianliang, Yang Mingxi, Wang Chunfeng, Ding Zhuang
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious disease of poultry caused by Newcastle disease virus (NDV). Multiple genotypes of NDV have been circulating worldwide and NDV is continuously evolving, resulting into more diversity. Of multiple viral genotypes, VII is particularly important given that it had been associated with most recent ND outbreaks worldwide. In this study, an epidemiological investigation...
Topics
- Animals
- China
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Newcastle Disease
- Newcastle disease virus
- Phylogeny
- Phylogeography
- Poultry
- RNA, Viral
