Nucleotide Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis Using PCR Amplicons of U3 Gene of Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) Detected in Natural Cases of Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in India
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51553#.VG2pgmfHRK0 Author(s) Vemuri Rama Devi 1 , Egi Janardhan Yadav 1 , Tumati Sreenivasa Rao 2 , Kokila Satheesh 1 , Paila Suresh 1 , Betala Baby Manasa 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, N.T.R. College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, India . 2 Department of Veterinary Public Health, N.T.R. College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, India . ABSTRACT Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) caused by an exogenous Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV) is prevalent in Indian sheep. In the present study, OPA was diagnosed in sheep by clinical signs, gross and histopathology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Provi...