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Variations in the viral genome and biological properties of bovine leukemia virus wild-type strains.
Virus research - 15 Jul 2018
Murakami Hironobu, Uchiyama Jumpei, Suzuki Chihiro, Nikaido Sae, Shibuya Kaho, Sato Reiichiro, Maeda Yosuke, Tomioka Michiko, Takeshima Shin-Nosuke, Kato Hajime, Sakaguchi Masahiro, Sentsui Hiroshi, Aida Yoko, Tsukamoto Kenji
Abstract excerpt
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the etiological agent of enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL), which causes enormous economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide. To reduce the economic loss caused by BLV infection, it is important to clarify the characters associated with BLV transmissibility and pathogenesis in cattle. In this study, we focused on viral characters and examined spontaneous mutations in the virus...
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