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The genetic characteristics and evolution of Tembusu virus.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Mar 2017
Lei Wenwen, Guo Xiaofang, Fu Shihong, Feng Yun, Tao Xiaoyan, Gao Xiaoyan, Song Jingdong, Yang Zhonghua, Zhou Hongning, Liang Guodong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been several epidemic outbreaks of poultry diseases caused by Tembusu virus (TMUV). Although multiple mosquito and poultry-derived strains of TMUV have been isolated, no data exist about their comparative study, origin, evolution, and dissemination. METHODOLOGY: Parallel virology was used to investigate the phenotypes of duck and mosquito-derived isolates...
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