Identification of two regions within the subtype A avian metapneumovirus fusion protein (amino acids 211–310 and 336–479) recognized by neutralizing antibodies

PA Brown, M Bonci, E Ricchizzi, RC Jones, CJ Naylor - Virus research, 2009 - Elsevier
The fusion (F) protein of a subtype A AMPV was expressed in sections in Escherichia coli.
Six genome sections were selected which encoded the majority of the protein. These were …

Charged amino acids in the AMPV fusion protein have more influence on induced protection than deletion of the SH or G genes

CJ Naylor, C Lupini, PA Brown - Vaccine, 2010 - Elsevier
Modifications to F, G and SH genes of an avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) field isolate were
made by reverse genetics and their virulence and protective capacity were tested in young …

Comparative protective efficacies of novel avian paramyxovirus-vectored vaccines against virulent infectious bronchitis virus in chickens

E Shirvani, SK Samal - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Viral vectored vaccines are desirable alternatives for conventional infectious bronchitis virus
(IBV) vaccines. We have recently shown that a recombinant Newcastle disease virus (rNDV) …

Identification of a truncated nucleoprotein in avian metapneumovirus-infected cells encoded by a second AUG, in-frame to the full-length gene

R Alvarez, BS Seal - Virology Journal, 2005 - Springer
Background Avian metapneumoviruses (aMPV) cause an upper respiratory disease with low
mortality, but high morbidity primarily in commercial turkeys. There are three types of aMPV …

Protection in specific pathogen free chickens with live avian metapneumovirus and Newcastle disease virus vaccines applied singly or in combination

K Ganapathy, WJ Cox, RE Gough, P Cargill… - Avian …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This paper describes two experiments. In each experiment, 1-day-old specific pathogen free
chicks were divided into three groups. In Experiment 1—[avian metapneumo virus (aMPV) …

Laboratory evaluation of a quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR assay for the detection and identification of the four subgroups of avian metapneumovirus

O Guionie, D Toquin, E Sellal, S Bouley… - Journal of virological …, 2007 - Elsevier
Avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) is an important pathogen causing respiratory diseases and
egg drops in several avian species. Four AMPV subgroups have been identified. The …

[HTML][HTML] Protection by recombinant Newcastle disease viruses (NDV) expressing the glycoprotein (G) of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) subtype A or B against …

Q Yu, JP Roth, H Hu, CN Estevez, W Zhao… - World Journal of …, 2013 - scirp.org
Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) and Newcastle disease virus (NDV) are threatening avian
pathogens that can cause serious respiratory diseases in poultry worldwide. Vaccination …

Trends and Challenges in the Surveillance and Control of Avian Metapneumovirus

GBC Salles, GVT Pilati, EC Muniz, AJ de Lima Neto… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Among the respiratory pathogens of birds, the Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) is one of the
most relevant, as it is responsible for causing infections of the upper respiratory tract and …

Detection of avian metapneumovirus subtypes in turkeys using RT‐PCR

H Ongor, M Karahan, R Kalin, H Bulut… - Veterinary …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the prevalence of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) and the detection
of molecular subtypes of field strains of the virus using RT‐PCR in clinically healthy turkeys …

Evidence of avian metapneumovirus subtype C infection of wild birds in Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas and Ohio, USA

EA Turpin, DE Stallknecht, RD Slemons, L Zsak… - Avian …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Metapneumoviruses (MPVs) were first reported in avian species (aMPVs) in the late 1970s
and in humans in 2001. Although aMPVs have been reported in Europe and Asia for over 20 …