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Culprit molecules nabbed in poultry disease.(Brief Article)
2002 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The molecular keys to the serious poultry disease, known as Gumboro disease, have been discovered for the first time by scientists of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
At UMBI's Center for Agricultural Research (CAB), virologist Vikram N. Vakharia and colleagues reported finding specific amino acid residues in the Gumboro-causing viruses that are responsible for its infection, virulence and disease development in poultry.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Culprit molecules nabbed in poultry disease.(Brief Article)