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SUBMITTER: Guo J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6065583 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guo Jianhua J Covaleda Lina L Heatley J Jill JJ Baroch John A JA Tizard Ian I Payne Susan L SL
Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) 20120719
Avian bornavirus (ABV) matrix (M) genes were detected by RT-PCR on brain tissue obtained from 192 mute swans harvested from several Northeastern states. A RT-PCR product was detected in 45 samples. Sequencing of the PCR products confirmed the presence of ABV belonging to the 'goose' genotype. The prevalence of positive samples ranged from 28% in Michigan to 0% in northern New York State. Two Rhode Island isolates were cultured. Their M, N, and X-P gene sequences closely matched recently publishe ...[more]