Prevalence of Marek's disease virus in different chicken populations in Iraq and indicative virulence based on sequence variation in the EcoRI-Q (meq) gene

Avian Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages 562-568

  Wajid, Salih J ^a   Katz, Margaret E ^a   Renz, Katrin G ^a   Walkden Brown, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iraq; Marek's disease virus; meq gene; Pathotype; Sequencing; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ECO Q PROTEIN, GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; ECO-Q PROTEIN, GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; ONCOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; IRAQ; MARDIVIRUS; MAREK DISEASE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HERPESVIRUS 2, GALLID; IRAQ; MAREK DISEASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, VIRAL; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRULENCE;

GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84879289393     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/10342-083112-Reg.1     Document Type: Article

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