Phylogenetic characterisation of the GL sequences of equine arteritis virus isolated from semen of asymptomatic stallions and fatal cases of equine viral arteritis in Denmark

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 339-346

  Larsen, Lars E ^a   Storgaard, Torben ^a   Holm, Elisabeth ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Equine arteritis virus; GL protein; Horse; Open reading frame 5; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN GL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DNA SEQUENCE; EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS VIRUS; FATALITY; HORSE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERM; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARTERITIS VIRUS, EQUINE; ARTERIVIRUS INFECTIONS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EQUIDAE; EQUINE ARTERITIS VIRUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0035933680     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(01)00323-6     Document Type: Article

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