For the first time, this work demonstrated a recombinant IBDV strain in Thailand.Two genogroups of IBDV were found in Thailand: including HLJ-504-like and recombinant virus.Analysis of the full coding sequence is essential for monitoring emerging variant IBDV.
Keywords: Infectious bursal disease virus; coding sequence; molecular characterization; phylogenetic analysis; recombination; segment A and B.