title: Complete genome sequence of an avian leukosis virus isolate associated with hemangioma and myeloid leukosis in egg-type and meat-type chickens.
abstract: Subgroup J avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) was first isolated from meat-type chickens that developed myeloid leukosis (ML). In recent years, field cases of hemangioma (HE) or HE and ML, rather than ML alone, have been reported in commercial layer flocks exposed to ALV-J with a high incidence in China. Here we report the complete genomic sequence of an ALV-J isolate that caused both HE and ML in egg-type and meat-type chickens in China. These findings will provide additional insights into the molecular characteristics in genomes, host range, and pathogenicity of ALV-J.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Hongxin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huanmin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qingmei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Huiqin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Jingyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yingzuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001353:Avian Leukosis / Q000821:virology*; D001354:Avian Leukosis Virus / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity