A duck reovirus variant with a unique deletion in the sigma C gene exhibiting high pathogenicity in Pekin ducklings
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- 作者：Xianjin Zheng ; Dan Wang ; Kang Ning ; Te Liang ; Minghang Wang ; Meng Jiang ; Dabing Zhang ; zdb@cau.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Duck reovirus ; Waterfowl reovirus ; Genotype 2 ; Sigma C gene deletion ; Pekin Duck
- 刊名：Virus Research
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：2 April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：215
- 期：Complete
- 页码：37-41
- 全文大小：745 K
文摘
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A duck reovirus (DRV) strain associated with a high mortality was isolated from Pekin ducklings in China.
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18 amino acids were deleted in the sigma C protein of the virus.
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The DRV isolate was identified as a member of genotype 2 waterfowl reoviruses.
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The DRV inoculation in Pekin ducklings resulted in severe pathologies in liver and spleen and 20–30% mortalities.