A Special Issue on Marek's Disease Virus-The Editors' View

Overview

Journal Microorganisms

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2023 Mar 29

PMID 36985378

Authors

Benedikt B Kaufer

Mark S Parcells

Luca D Bertzbach

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Abstract

Marek's disease virus (MDV), an Alphaherpesvirus belonging to the genus Mardivirus, causes T cell lymphomas in chickens and remains one of the greatest threats to poultry production worldwide [...].

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