Genetic variation in the PRRS virus.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-5331-1_102

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Genetic variation in the PRRS virus.

Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 1998

Murtaugh M P, Faaberg K S, Laber J, Elam M, Kapur V

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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is characterized by late-term abortions and stillbirths in sows and respiratory difficulties in nursery pigs. The disease appeared in Europe and North America at approximately the same time between 1985 and 1990. The PRRS virus was isolated sho...

Topics

Animals
Cell Line
Genes, Viral
Genetic Variation
North America
Phylogeny
Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus
Recombination, Genetic
Swine

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