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Respiratory Tract
Study data from National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Biotechnology Division update knowledge of respiratory tract
August 6th, 2008
New research, 'Identification of a newly isolated avian infectious bronchitis coronavirus variant in China exhibiting affinity for the respiratory tract,' is the subject of a report. "Twelve infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolates obtained from commercial chickens in China between 2005 and 2006 were characterized by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the sequencing of the entire S1 gene. CK/CH/LSD/05I--an IBV variant, which was unlike the nephropathogenic IBV isolates found in China--exhibited an affinity for the respiratory tract," scientists in Harbin, People's Republic of China report. "The variant was identified by phylogenic analysis...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-08-06)
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