Comparative transcriptomics identifies ribosome-associated signatures associated with restricted replication of wild-type infectious bronchitis virus in DF-1 cells.
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a highly contagious avian coronavirus causing severe disease in chickens. Cell-adapted strains replicate efficiently in continuous cell lines, whereas wild-type strains retain full pathogenicity in vivo but replicate poorly in vitro, often requiring propagation in embryonated chicke...