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SUBMITTER: Bai J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3314439 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bai Juan J Jiang Kangfu K Zhang Guolong G Wang Xianwei X Li Yufeng Y Jiang Ping P
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire 20120401 2
Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) can infect many host species and cause acute myocarditis and sudden death in preweaned piglets. In this study, an EMCV strain (NJ08) was isolated from newborn pigs with clinical signs on a pig farm in mideastern China. It was identified by indirect immunofluorescence assay and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Experiments showed that the isolate could cause severe clinical symptoms and pathological changes in mice but no obvious clinical and patho ...[more]