Table 1.
IBV strains and other avian pathogens used in this study.
| Pathogena | Strain/isolate | Serotype/genotype | Sourceb | IBV real-time RT-PCR | Acc. No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBV | H120 | Massachusetts | ABIC | + | AM260960 |
| IBV | 4/91 | 793/B | Intervet | + | EU780081 |
| IBV | Galivac IB88 | 793/B | Merial | + | – |
| IBV | IS/1366 | Variant I-like | KVI | + | EU350552 |
| IBV | M41 | Massachusetts | ABIC | + | EU116941 |
| IBV | IS/1494 | Variant II-like | KVI | + | EU350551 |
| IBV | IS/1173/07 | Variant II-like | KVI | + | FJ589732 |
| IBV | IS/1618/07 | Variant II-like | KVI | + | FJ589733 |
| IBV | IS/1463/05 | Unique | KVI | + | FJ589730 |
| IBV | IS/1045/03 | Mass | KVI | + | FJ589731 |
| IBV | IS/1201/04 | QXIBV-like | KVI | + | EU780080 |
| NDV | La Sota | – | VLA | − | – |
| NDV | VH | – | ABIC | − | – |
| AI | H9N2 | – | VLA | − | – |
| AI | H5N1 | – | VLA | − | – |
| APMV | A + B | – | VLA | − | – |
| Reovirus | S1133 | – | Biovac | − | – |
| IBDV | Field isolate | – | KVI | − | – |
| MG | Field isolate | – | KVI | − | – |
| MS | Field isolate | – | KVI | − | – |
| TCoV | – | – | PDRC | − | – |
| TCoV | Field isolate | – | KVI | − | – |
a
IBV: infectious bronchitis virus, NDV: Newcastle disease virus, AIV: avian influenza virus, APMV: avian pneumovirus, IBDV: infectious bursal disease virus, MG: Mycoplasma gallisepticum, MS: Mycoplasma synoviae, TCoV: turkey corona virus.
b
ABIC: ABIC Biological Laboratories (Bet Shemesh, Israel), Biovac: Biovac Ltd. Biological Industries, Or Akiva, Israel), Intervet: Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (Boxmeer, The Netherlands), KVI: Kimron Veterinary Institute (Bet Dagan, Israel), Merial: (Lyon, France), VLA: Veterinary Laboratory Agency (Addlestone, Surrey, UK), PDRC: Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center (Athens, GA).