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High detection rate and genetic diversity of picobirnavirus in a sheep flock in Brazil.
Virus research - 15 Aug 2018
Kunz Andressa Fernanda, Possatti Flavia, de Freitas José Antonio, Alfieri Amauri Alcindo, Takiuchi Elisabete
Abstract excerpt
This study reports the detection by RT-PCR and molecular characterization of partial RdRp gene of picobirnavirus (PBV) dsRNA in fecal samples (n = 100) from a meat sheep flock in southern Brazil. The analysis of the results allowed the identification of two important characteristics of PBV infection. The first was the high frequency of infection in the sheep flock evaluated where 62% of the analyzed fecal samples...
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