title: Sequence analysis of the matrix (M2) protein gene of avian pneumovirus recovered from turkey flocks in the United States.
abstract: We here report the comparative sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the avian pneumovirus subgroup C (APV C) matrix (M2) gene of cell culture-adapted isolates and clinical samples. Limited heterogeneity was observed among the M2 sequences, suggesting that diagnostic tests and vaccines against APV C are likely to exhibit broad cross-reactivity.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Genomics Center, Department of Veterinary PathoBiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.
authors.forename: Arshud M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.forename: Shirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Munir
authors.forename: Sagar M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kapur
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000821:virology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014422:Turkeys / Q000821:virology*; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; C075182:M2 protein, turkey rhinotracheitis pneumovirus