Differential Effect of the Deletion of African Swine Fever Virus Virulence-Associated Genes in the Induction of Attenuation of the Highly Virulent Georgia Strain

Differential Effect of the Deletion of African Swine Fever Virus Virulence-Associated Genes in the Induction of Attenuation of the Highly Virulent Georgia Strain

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the etiological agent of an often lethal disease of domestic pigs, African swine fever (ASF). The ASFV Georgia 2007 isolate (ASFV-G) is responsible for the current epidemic situation in Europe and Asia. Genetically modified ASFVs containing deletions of virulence-...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina, Elizabeth Vuono, Vivian O’Donnell, Lauren G. Holinka, Ediane Silva, Ayushi Rai, Sarah Pruitt, Consuelo Carrillo, Douglas P. Gladue, Manuel V. Borca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
ASFV
ASF
African swine fever
porcine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/7/599

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