Methyltransferase-defective avian metapneumovirus vaccines provide complete protection against challenge with the homologous Colorado strain and the …

J Sun, Y Wei, A Rauf, Y Zhang, Y Ma, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), also known as avian pneumovirus or turkey rhinotracheitis
virus, is the causative agent of turkey rhinotracheitis and is associated with swollen head …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and characterization of avian metapneumovirus from chickens in Korea

JS Kwon, HJ Lee, SH Jeong, JY Park… - Journal of veterinary …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) causes upper respiratory tract infections in chickens and
turkeys. Although the swollen head syndrome (SHS) associated with aMPV in chickens has …

Italian field survey reveals a high diffusion of avian metapneumovirus subtype B in layers and weaknesses in the vaccination strategy applied

M Cecchinato, C Lupini, E Ricchizzi… - Avian …, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
The current information on the prevalence of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) infection in
layers is fragmentary and its true impact on egg production often remains unknown or …

Detection by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and molecular characterization of subtype B avian metapneumovirus isolated in Brazil

J Luis Chacón, PE Brandão, M Buim, L Villarreal… - Avian …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Subtype B avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) was isolated and detected by reverse
transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in Brazilian commercial laying chicken …

Complete Genome Sequence of an Avian Metapneumovirus Subtype B Strain from Hungary

IV Goraichuk, DR Kapczynski, BS Seal… - Microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian metapneumoviruses (aMPVs), which have been reported in many countries, cause
acute upper respiratory tract disease in chickens and turkeys. Using next-generation …

[HTML][HTML] Glycoprotein gene truncation in avian metapneumovirus subtype C isolates from the United States

BT Velayudhan, Q Yu, CN Estevez, KV Nagaraja… - Virus genes, 2008 - Springer
The length of the published glycoprotein (G) gene sequences of avian metapneumovirus
subtype-C (aMPV-C) isolated from domestic turkeys and wild birds in the United States …

B-cell infiltration in the respiratory mucosa of turkeys exposed to subtype C avian metapneumovirus

RM Cha, M Khatri, JM Sharma - Avian diseases, 2007 - meridian.allenpress.com
Turkeys exposed to avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) subtype C showed extensive lymphoid
cell infiltrations in the nasal turbinates of the upper respiratory tract. The cellular infiltration …

Nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence-based analysis of the avian metapneumovirus type C cell attachment glycoprotein gene: phylogenetic analysis and …

R Alvarez, HM Lwamba, DR Kapczynski… - Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A serologically distinct avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) was isolated in the
United States after an outbreak of turkey rhinotracheitis (TRT) in February 1997. The newly …

Development of A recombinant nucleocapsid based indirect ELISA for the detection of antibodies to avian metapneumovirus subtypes, A, B, and C

W Xu, M Suderman, J Koziuk, D Ojkic… - Veterinary Immunology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nucleocapsid (N) protein is the most highly expressed of all avian metapneumovirus (aMPV)
viral proteins and stimulates a substantial immune response in infected animals. Codon …

[HTML][HTML] Research Note: Detection of Avian metapneumovirus subgroup C specific antibodies in a mallard flock in Italy

M Legnardi, C Allée, G Franzo, M Cecchinato, P Brown - Poultry Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is a viral pathogen that causes respiratory signs and drops
in egg production most notably in turkeys but also affects chickens, ducks and other species …