Silencing African horsesickness virus VP7 protein expression in vitro by RNA interference

Silencing African horsesickness virus VP7 protein expression in vitro by RNA interference

African horsesickness virus (AHSV) belongs to the Orbivirus genus within the family Reoviridae. AHSV is transmitted to vertebrates by Culicoides midges and causes an acute disease in horses with a high mortality rate. The virion consists of an outer layer composed of proteins VP2 and VP5, which surr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burger, Liesel
Other Authors: Prof J Theron
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Spodoptera frugiperda
Culicoides
Reoviridae
Orbivirus
Horsesickness
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25863
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06262008-125200/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25863
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06262008-125200/

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