| molecular characterisation of african swine fever viruses from nigeria (2003-2006) recovers multiple virus variants and reaffirms cvr epidemiological utility. | samples collected from wild and domestic suids in nigeria, over a 3-year period (2003-2006), were evaluated for african swine fever (asf) virus genome presence by targeting three discrete genome regions, namely the 478-bp c-terminal p72 gene region advocated for genotype assignment, a 780-bp region spanning the 5'-ends of the pb125r and pb646l (p72) genes and the hypervariable central variable region (cvr) encoded within the 9rl orf (pb602l). asf virus (asfv) presence was confirmed in 23 of the ... | 2010 | 20052526 |
| evaluation of the pathogenicity and virulence of yersinia species isolated in edo and delta states of nigeria. | sixteen isolates of four species of yersinia comprising five of yersinia enterocolitica and yersinia fredricksenii, four of yersinia intermedia and two of yersinia kristensenii isolated from domestic and wild animals in villages in edo and delta states, nigeria, were evaluated for their pathogenicity using laboratory animal models and virulence characteristics tests which included autoagglutinability, calcium dependency for growth, heat-stable enterotoxin production and conjunctivities in guinea ... | 1993 | 8026357 |