Genetic characterization, pathogenicity, and protection studies with an avian adenovirus isolate associated with inclusion body hepatitis

Avian Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-32

  Alvarado, I R ^a   Villegas, P ^a   El Attrache, J ^b   Jensen, E ^c   Rosales, G ^c   Perozo, F ^a   Purvis, L B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Aviagen   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus inactivated vaccines; Avian adenovirus; Avian adenovirus pathogenicity; Hexon gene; Inclusion body hepatitis; Molecular characterization

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; AVIADENOVIRUS; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INCLUSION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; AVIADENOVIRUS; CHICKENS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, ANIMAL; INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; VIRAL VACCINES;

ADENOVIRIDAE; AVIADENOVIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33947599592     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2007)051[0027:GCPAPS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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