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Article: Studies by L.Q. Xia and co-authors describe new findings in iridovirus.(Report)
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- Virus Weekly
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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According to recent research from Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, "Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV), as a causative agent of serious systemic disease, causes significant economic losses in grouper aquaculture. In this study, a novel ICP18 homolog encoded by SGIV ORF086R was identified and characterized."
"Strikingly, ICP18 homologs can be found in all ranaviruses, but not in other sequenced large DNA viruses. SGIV ICP18 is an immediate-early gene and begins to be transcribed as early as 2 h post-infection (p.i.). Western blotting indicated that SGIV ICP18 is translated as early as 6 h p.i. and is a viral non-envelope protein. Subcellular localization ...
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October 13, 2006 ;
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...The Mississippi Department of Health issued the following news release: This week the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) reported seven new West Nile virus (WNV) human cases, bringing the state's WNV human case total to 159. The new WNV human cases were reported in the following counties: Adams
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