Udo Bahr

TL;DR: The coding capacity and strategy of the CIV genome was elucidated by the analysis of the complete DNA nucleotide sequence of the viral genome using cycle sequencing by primer walking technology and the highest homologies were detected between putative viral gene products of CIV and lymphocystis disease virus of fish (LCDV).

TL;DR: Hantaviruses are distributed worldwide and are assumed to share a long time period of co-evolution with specific rodent species as their natural reservoir, underlining the amicable relationship between virus and host developed by mutual interaction in hundreds of thousands of years.

TL;DR: Biological properties, protein homologies, the arrangement of conserved viral genes, and phylogenetic analysis revealed that tupaia herpesvirus is a member of the subfamilyBetaherpesvirinae and allows the consideration of THV as a model system for investigation of HCMV pathogenicity.

TL;DR: Investigation of the development of the immune response in horses after immunization with a DNA vaccine harbouring and expressing EAV Open Reading Frames (ORF) 2, 5, and 7, in combination with equine interleukin 2 (eqIL2) found this immune response was independent of the age of animals.

TL;DR: The results obtained from these studies justified proofing the capability of the EAV cDNA sequences of the viral genes including ORFs 5 and 7 in the autologous animal system horse.