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Origin and evolution of LX4 genotype infectious bronchitis coronavirus in China.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jan 2017
Zhao Wenjun, Gao Mengying, Xu Qianqian, Xu Yang, Zhao Yan, Chen Yuqiu, Zhang Tingting, Wang Qiuling, Han Zongxi, Li Huixin, Chen Lingfeng, Liang Shuling, Shao Yuhao, Liu Shengwang
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the genomic characteristics of 110 LX4 genotype strains of infectious bronchitis viruses (IBVs) isolated between 1995 and 2005 in China. The genome of these IBVs varies in size from 27596bp to 27790bp. Most IBV strains have the typical genomic organization of other gamacoronaviruses, however, two strains lacked 3a and 5b genes as a result of a nucleotide change within the start codon in the 3a or...
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