Whole Genome Sequencing of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses Isolated from a Californian Outbreak Unravels the Underlying Virulence Markers and Highlights Positive Selection Incidence

Outbreaks of the immunosuppressive infectious bursal disease (IBD) are frequently reported worldwide, despite the vaccination regimes. A 2009 Californian IBD outbreak caused by rA and rB isolates was described as very virulent (vv) IBD virus (IBDV); however, molecular factors beyond this virulence w...

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Main Authors: Islam Nour, Julia R. Blakey, Sonsiray Alvarez-Narvaez, Sujit K. Mohanty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/10/2044