Genetic comparisons of equid herpesvirus 5 strains

dc.contributor.author	Hepp, Katharina Luise
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-09T13:59:08Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-09T13:59:08Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.other	B-11667
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10832/1816
dc.description.abstract	Equid herpesvirus 5 (EHV-5) belongs to the Gammaherpesvirinae subfamily as a member of the Percavirus genus. Some viruses from the Herpesviridae family are well known pathogens that cause sever diseases, but in contrast to this group EHV-5 is still undefined in the potential pathogenic role. EHV-5 was first isolated in Australia from quarantined horses 4 to 17 months old from the UK with upper respiratory disease. Since then EHV-5 has been detected in clinically healthy horses from all over the world. Recent studies show that there is also a strong association between EHV-5 infection and the development of a newly described disease called equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF). The aim of the study was to detect EHV-5 strains and compare the genetics of selected EHV-5 strains, if there are genetic differences between strains.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Genetic comparisons of equid herpesvirus 5 strains	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US