Recent studies on the enterotropic strain of avian infectious bronchitis virus.
Avian infectious bronchitis (AIB) is an economically important disease of chickens. Recent studies have revealed enterotropism by at least one strain of AIB virus with pathological lesions in parts of the gut. This review highlights the findings of the studies so far made on this enterotropic strain of AIB virus.
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003333:Coronaviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001351:Infectious bronchitis virus / Q000502:physiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*