title: Genetic diversity of the Rep gene of beak and feather disease virus in South Africa.
abstract: A study on the genetic variation of Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) isolates in South Africa was performed by amplifying and sequencing a region within the ORF1 of the genome. Six different BFDV isolates were found in 15 psittacine species from 6 regions within South Africa, representing three unique isolates and three isolates that clustered into a budgerigar lineage (BG) previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondiah
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albertyn
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bragg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D017925:Circovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017931:DNA Primers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers