| characterization of the first columbid herpesvirus 1 isolate from a hybrid meat-type pigeon flock in china. | infections of pigeons with herpesviruses have been described in several species of domestic and wild birds. in july 2012, increased mortality was observed in a hybrid meat-type pigeon flock in beijing, china. diagnostic tests led to the isolation of a virus designated columbid herpesvirus 1 bj strain (cohv-1bj). sequence analysis of the viral dna polymerase catalytic subunit gene revealed a single open reading frame of 3753 nt encoding 1250 amino acids. phylogenetic analysis revealed that the co ... | 2015 | 25298181 |