| Literature DB >> 12134054 |
Christiane Meyer1, Martina Von Freyburg, Knut Elbers, Gregor Meyers.
Abstract
Cloned cDNA derived from the genome of the virulent type 2 bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) strain NY'93/C was sequenced and served for establishment of the infectious cDNA clone pKANE40A. Virus recovered from pKANE40A exhibited growth characteristics similar to those of wild-type BVDV NY'93/C and proved to be clinically indistinguishable from the wild-type virus in animal experiments. A virus mutant in which the RNase residing in the viral glycoprotein E(rns) was inactivated, revealed an attenuated phenotype. The plasmid pKANE40A represents the first infectious cDNA clone established for a type 2 BVDV and offers a variety of new approaches to analyze the mechanisms of BVDV-induced disease in cattle.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12134054 PMCID: PMC155120 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.16.8494-8503.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103