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Molecular characterization of field infectious bursal disease virus isolates from Nigeria
1 Dec 2016
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AIM: To characterize field isolates of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) from outbreaks in nine states in Nigeria through reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and sequence analysis of portions of the VP2 and VP1 genes and to determine the presence or absence of reassortant viruses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 377 bursa samples were collected from 201 suspected IBD outbreaks during...
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