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Download fileVirulence determinants of infectious bursal disease virus
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posted on 2003-01-01, 00:00 authored by Matthew Francis. RuddThe study aimed to identify putative virulence determinants for the exotic poultry pathogen infectious bursal disease virus. Results suggest that three specific amino acids in viral protein 2 influence viral pathogenicity, and as a consequence these were exploited for the development of two new molecular diagnostic assays that are currently undergoing evaluation.
