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Cloning and expression of the nucleoprotein of peste des petits ruminants virus in baculovirus for use in serological diagnosis.
Virology - 20 Apr 1995
Ismail T M, Yamanaka M K, Saliki J T, el-Kholy A, Mebus C, Yilma T
Abstract excerpt
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by erosive stomatitis, enteritis, and pneumonia. The virus is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae and the genus Morbillivirus. The disease has high morbidity and mortality rates and has a substantial economic impact in developing countries. We have cloned and sequenced the cDNA of the nucleocapsid (N) gene of the Nigeria 75/1...
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