title: Genomic difference of herpesvirus of turkeys at low and high passage levels in culture of O1 and FC126 strains.
abstract: Serial passages in culture of herpesvirus of turkeys resulted in structural genomic changes at the regions common to two virus strains with loss of their protective ability against Marek's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology and Immunology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral