Spatiotemporal Phylogenetic Analysis and Molecular Characterisation of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses Based on the VP2 Hyper-Variable Region.

Infectious bursal disease is a highly contagious and acute viral disease caused by the infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV); it affects all major poultry producing areas of the world. The current study was designed to rigorously measure the global phylogeographic dynamics of IBDV strains to gain i...

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Main Authors: Abdulahi Alfonso-Morales, Orlando Martínez-Pérez, Roser Dolz, Rosa Valle, Carmen L Perera, Kateri Bertran, Maria T Frías, Natàlia Majó, Llilianne Ganges, Lester J Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3689766?pdf=render