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Assays for the Identification of Novel Antivirals against Bluetongue Virus
Published on: October 11, 2013
Full genome sequencing of the bluetongue virus-1 isolate MKD20/08/Ind from goat in India
Karam Chand1, Sanchay Kumar Biswas1, Gaurav Sharma2
1Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar Campus, Uttarakhand, India.
Abstract:
This communication reports full genome sequencing of the bluetongue virus-1 (BTV-1) isolate MKD20/08/Ind from goat in northern India. The total BTV-1 genome size was found to be 19,190bp. A comparison study between the Indian isolate and other global isolates revealed that it belongs to the 'Eastern' BTV topotype. The full genome sequence of BTV-1 will provide vital information on its geographical origin and it will also be proved useful for comparing the Indian isolate with global isolates from other host species.
