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Open AccessShort chain fatty acids facilitate protective immunity by macrophages and T cells during acute fowl adenovirus-4 infection
Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are major gut metabolites that are involved in the regulation of dysfunction in immune responses, such as autoimmunity and cytokine storm. Numerous studies have reported a prote...
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Genetic and immunological characterization of commercial infectious bronchitis virus vaccines used in Korea
The aim of the study was to investigate the genetic and immunogenic features of commercial vaccines against infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), which is a major contagious pathogen of poultry. Although numerous...
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Identification and characterization of avian hepatitis E virus genotype 2 from chickens with hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in Korea
A new avian hepatitis E virus (HEV) GI-B was identified in broiler breeders with hematomas, liver rupture, and splenomegaly, along with excessive abdominal fat, in Korea. Previously, genotype 1 had been identi...
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Open AccessEvaluation of a smartphone-based rapid fluorescent diagnostic system for H9N2 virus in specific-pathogen-free chickens
Repeated interspecies transmission of H9N2 virus from poultry to humans and human infections transmitted via aerosols highlight the need for a highly sensitive, rapid diagnostic system for the detection of thi...
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Genetic diversity of avian paramyxovirus type 4 isolates from wild ducks in Korea from 2006 to 2011
Thirteen isolates of avian paramyxovirus type 4 (APMV-4) isolated from wild ducks in Korea from 2006 to 2011 were genetically characterized by sequence analysis of the N-terminal region of the APMV-4 fusion (F) p...
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Sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, and potential recombination events of infectious bronchitis viruses isolated in Korea
The S2 glycoprotein and membrane (M) protein genes and S1 glycoprotein and nucleocapsid (N) genes of 11 Korean infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolates were amplified by RT-PCR, cloned, and sequenced. The re...
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Serological prevalence, genetic identification, and characterization of the first strains of avian hepatitis E virus from chickens in Korea
Avian hepatitis E virus (avian HEV) is associated with hepatitis-splenomegaly (HS) syndrome or big liver and spleen disease in chickens. At least three genotypes of avian HEV have been identified from chickens...
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Variations in the Nucleocapsid Protein Gene of Infectious Bronchitis Viruses Isolated in Korea
Fourteen infectious bronchitis viruses (IBVs) were isolated in Korea between 2001 and 2003 from chickens suspected to be infected with IBVs. The nucleocapsid (N) protein genes of the various IBVs were amplifie...
