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SUBMITTER: Zhou Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3372213 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of virology 20120601 11
A highly pathogenic strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), characterized by a discontinuous 30-amino-acid deletion in its Nsp2-coding region, has been emerging in China since 2006. Here, we report the complete genomic sequence of two novel Chinese virulent PRRSV variants with additional NSP2-gene deletions, which will help us understand the molecular and evolutionary characteristics of PRRSV in Asia. ...[more]