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Table 2 Virus isolation from tracheal swabs or from the kidneys of vaccinated chickens after challenge with the IBV CK/CH/JS/06II strain

From: Protection conferred by a recombinant Marek’s disease virus that expresses the spike protein from infectious bronchitis virus in specific pathogen-free chicken

Groups

Isolation of virus★

 

Days post-virus challenge

 

2*

4*

6*

8*

10*

12*

14**

rMDV-S1

0/10 a

10/10 a

4/10 a

1/10 a

0/10 a

0/10 a

2/19 a

CVI988/Rispens

0/10 a

10/10 a

10/10 b

6/10 b

3/10 b

0/10 a

14/14 b

PBS

0/10 a

10/10 a

10/10 b

6/10 b

4/10 b

0/10 a

14/14 b

  1. * Virus isolation from trachea swabs.
  2. ** Virus isolation from kidney.
  3. ★ Virus isolation from the trachea or the kidney from the four experimental groups, as indicated with different lowercase letters, differed significantly based on χ2 analysis (p < 0.05).
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Virology Journal

ISSN: 1743-422X