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A new genotype of bovine leukemia virus in South America identified by NGS-based whole genome sequencing and molecular evolutionary genetic analysis.
Retrovirology - 12 Jan 2016
Polat Meripet, Takeshima Shin-Nosuke, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Kim Jiyun, Miyasaka Taku, Yamada Kazunori, Arainga Mariluz, Murakami Tomoyuki, Matsumoto Yuki, de la Barra Diaz Veronica, Panei Carlos Javier, González Ester Teresa, Kanemaki Misao, Onuma Misao, Giovambattista Guillermo, Aida Yoko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a member of retroviridae family, together with human T cell leukemia virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and -2) belonging to the genes deltaretrovirus, and infects cattle worldwide. Previous studies have classified the env sequences of BLV provirus from different geographic locations into eight genetic groups. To investigate the genetic variability of BLV in South America, we...
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