Article
Full genomic characterisation of an emerging infectious laryngotracheitis virus class 7b from Australia linked to a vaccine strain revealed its identity.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Sabir Ahmad J, Olaogun Olusola M, O'Rourke Denise, Fakhri Omid, Coppo Mauricio J C, Devlin Joanne M, Konsak-Ilievski Barbara, Noormohammadi Amir H
Abstract excerpt
Infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) is an alphaherpesvirus that infects chickens, causing upper respiratory tract illness and substantial economic losses to the commercial poultry industry worldwide. Due to its geographical isolation, Australia has had a unique population of ILTV genotypes, and this has provided the researchers with an excellent opportunity to examine the evolution of herpesviruses. Recent...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.