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Phenotypic, genotypic and antigenic characterization of emerging avian reoviruses isolated from clinical cases of arthritis in broilers in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Scientific reports - 15 Jun 2017
Ayalew Lisanework E, Gupta Ashish, Fricke Jenny, Ahmed Khawaja Ashfaque, Popowich Shelly, Lockerbie Betty, Tikoo Suresh K, Ojkic Davor, Gomis Susantha
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, emerging strains of pathogenic arthrogenic avian reovirus (ARV) have become a challenge to the chicken industry across USA and Canada causing significant economic impact. In this study, we characterized emerging variant ARV strains and examined their genetic and antigenic relationship with reference strains. We isolated 37 emerging variant ARV strains from tendons of broiler chickens with...
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