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Foot-and-mouth disease type O viruses exhibit genetically and geographically distinct evolutionary lineages (topotypes).
The Journal of general virology - 1 Mar 2001
Samuel A R, Knowles N J
Abstract excerpt
Serotype O is the most prevalent of the seven serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus and occurs in many parts of the world. The UPGMA method was used to construct a phylogenetic tree based on nucleotide sequences at the 3' end of the VP1 gene from 105 FMD type O viruses obtained from samples submitted to the OIE/FAO World Reference Laboratory for FMD. This analysis identified eight major genotypes when a...
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