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Complete genome sequence of bluetongue virus serotype 9: implications for serotyping
Pavuluri Panduranga Rao1, Yella Narasimha Reddy, Nagendra R Hegde
1Ella Foundation, Genome Valley, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandal, Hyderabad, India.
Journal of Virology
|July 13, 2012
Abstract:
The second complete genome of bluetongue virus serotype 9 (BTV-9) is presented in this report. The sequence analysis points to continued circulation in India of a mixed topotype virus apparently belonging to the BTV-9 serotype, and it raises questions about approaches for serotyping bluetongue viruses.
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