A.Arun  , M. MINI  , Leo Joseph  , V. Jayaprakasan  , 
    A First Report of Isolation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus from Broiler Chicken in Kerala State of India,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 5,Issue 9,
    2006,
    Pages 734-736,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2006.734.736,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.734.736)
    Abstract: This study  of isolation of avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) for the first time from Kerala state of India. An IBV isolate was recovered from the diseased broiler bird having hemorrhagic lesions in the respiratory tract. It was isolated from homogenized tissues samples by embryo inoculation. The virus was identified by characteristic dwarfing of embryo, Agar Gel Precipitation Test (AGPT) and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
    Keywords: Infectious ronchitis virus;egg inoculation;agar gel precipitation test reverse;transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction