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Ranavirus genotypes in the Netherlands and their potential association with virulence in water frogs (Pelophylax spp.).
Emerging microbes & infections - 4 Apr 2018
Saucedo Bernardo, Hughes Joseph, Spitzen-van der Sluijs Annemarieke, Kruithof Natasja, Schills Marc, Rijks Jolianne M, Jacinto-Maldonado Mónica, Suarez Nicolás, Haenen Olga L M, Voorbergen-Laarman Michal, van den Broek Jan, Gilbert Maarten, Gröne Andrea, van Beurden Steven J, Verheije M Hélène
Abstract excerpt
Ranaviruses are pathogenic viruses for poikilothermic vertebrates worldwide. The identification of a common midwife toad virus (CMTV) associated with massive die-offs in water frogs (Pelophylax spp.) in the Netherlands has increased awareness for emerging viruses in amphibians in the country. Complete genome sequencing of 13 ranavirus isolates collected from ten different sites in the period 2011-2016 revealed...
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