Molecular characterization of the major envelope protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and evaluation of its use for a diagnostic assay, vaccine development, and the examination of quasispecies evolution
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a viral disease that has devastated the global swine industry since the mid 1980s. Although modified live vaccines (MLVs) are typically used for the prevention of clinical disease, they are not always fully effective. Additionally, acute PRRS...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27282 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252007-144727/ |