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Genetic and phylogenetic characterization of genome segments 2 and 6 of bluetongue virus isolates in Japan from 1985 to 2008.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jul 2012
Shirafuji Hiroaki, Yanase Tohru, Kato Tomoko, Yamakawa Makoto
Abstract excerpt
This study conducted genetic and phylogenetic analyses of genome segments 2 and 6 (Seg-2 and Seg-6), which encode serotype-specific structural proteins of the outer capsid, of bluetongue virus (BTV) isolated in Japan from 1985 to 2008. The Japanese strains of BTV were clearly sorted into six groups by several genetic characteristics of Seg-2, including segment length, ORF length and 5'- and 3'-terminal sequences,...
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