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Gene Sequence and Mapping Data from Marek's Disease Virus and Herpesvirus of Turkeys: Implications for Herpesvirus Classification

BUCKMASTER, A.E., Scott, Simon D., SANDERSON, M.J., BOURSNELL, M.E.G., ROSS, N.L.J., BINNS, M.M. (1988) Gene Sequence and Mapping Data from Marek's Disease Virus and Herpesvirus of Turkeys: Implications for Herpesvirus Classification. Journal of General Virology, 69 (8). pp. 2033-2042. ISSN 0022-1317. (doi:10.1099/0022-1317-69-8-2033) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:45906)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-69-8-2033

Abstract

Purified DNAs from Marek's disease virus (MDV) and the herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) were randomly sheared and cloned into the M13 bacteriophage. Two-hundred and ten MDV and 130 HVT clones were sequenced to give representative samples of the genome sequences. The predicted amino acid sequences from these gammaherpes-viruses were compared to known sequences from other herpesviruses using computer analysis. Thirty-five MDV and 24 HVT genes were identified by comparison with varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an alphaherpesvirus. However, only 14 MDV and seven HVT genes, giving generally lower homology scores, were found by comparison with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a gammaherpesvirus, indicating that MDV and HVT sequences bear greater similarity to VZV than to EBV sequences. A number of sequences were mapped by hybridizing labelled M13 clones to Southern blots of restriction fragments of MDV or HVT DNA. The results were consistent with the MDV and HVT genomes being collinear with VZV.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1099/0022-1317-69-8-2033
Uncontrolled keywords: herpesvirus classification, HVT, gene sequence, MDV
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR355 Virology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Medway School of Pharmacy
Depositing User: Simon Scott
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2017 14:04 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:18 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/45906 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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