Analysis of penton base gene of fowl adenoviruses reveals recombination among different species of Aviadenovirus genus

The fowl adenoviruses have been studied extensively because of their involvement in many pathogenic conditions of poultry and considerable interest to use as gene delivery vehicles. The major structural proteins of virion include hexons and pentons (penton base and fiber). Among these proteins, only hexons have been characterized extensively at molecular level. The present study was conducted for molecular characterization of penton base gene.