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Research note: genetic diversity of duck circoviruses circulating in partial areas of Guangdong province, southern China.
Poultry science - 1 Sept 2022
Yuan Sheng, Yao Xin-Yan, Yang Hui-Hu, Zhang Yu-Qian, Liu Hong, Sun Jing, Lv Zhi-Hang, Huang Shu-Jian, Zhang Xue-Lian
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Duck circovirus (DuCV) is the smallest known virus in waterfowl that infects both domestic and wild duck. Infected ducks often show stunted growth and immunosuppression, which increases the rate of secondary infection with other pathogens. In this study, 270 liver tissue samples were collected to screen the presence of DuCV in Guangdong province, China, and the complete genome sequences were recovered and...
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