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                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Evidence for a new avian paramyxovirus serotype-10 detected in Rockhopper penguins from the Falkland Islands

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Miller, P.J., Afonso, C.L., Spackman, E., Scott, M.A., Pedersen, J.C., Senne, D.A., Brown, J.D., Fuller, C.M., Uhart, M.M., Karesh, W.B., Brown, I.H., Alexander, D.J., Swayne, D.E. 2010. Evidence for a new avian paramyxovirus serotype-10 detected in Rockhopper penguins from the Falkland Islands. Journal of Virology. 84(21):11496-11504.PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES OF TYPE A INFLUENZA GENES IN NATURAL RESERVOIR SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA REVEALS GENETIC VARIATION

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Spackman, E., Stallknecht, D.E., Slemons, R.D., Winker, K., Suarez, D.L., Scott, M.A., Swayne, D.E. 2005. Phylogenetic analyses of type a influenza genes in natural reservoir species in North America reveals genetic variation. Virus Research. 114:89-100.GENOMIC SEQUENCES OF LOW VIRULENCE AVIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS 1 (NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS) ISOLATES OBTAINED FROM LIVE-BIRD MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA NOT RELATED TO COMMONLY UTILIZED COMMERCIAL VACCINE STRAINS

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Seal, B.S., Wise, M., Pedersen, J.C., Senne, D.A., Alvarez, R., Scott, M.A., King, D.J., Yu, Q., Kapczynski, D.R. 2005. Genomic sequences of low virulence avian paramyxovirus 1 (Newcastle disease virus) isolates obtained from live-bird markets in North America not related to commonly utilized commercial vaccine strains. Veterinary Microbiology. 106(1-2):7-16.DEVELOPMENT OF A NUCLEOPROTEIN-BASED ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY UTILIZING A SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE ANTIGEN FOR DETECTION OF AVIAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS ANTIBODIES IN TURKEY SERA

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)ALVAREZ, R., NJENGA, M., SCOTT, M.A., SEAL, B.S. DEVELOPMENT OF A NUCLEOPROTEIN-BASED ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY UTILIZING A SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE ANTIGEN FOR DETECTION OF AVIAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS ANTIBODIES IN TURKEY SERA. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY. MAR 2004, P 245-249.


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