Isolation and phylogenomic analysis of buffalopox virus from human and buffaloes in India
Pragya D Yadav1, Matthew R Mauldin2, Dimpal A Nyayanit1
1ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Microbial Containment Complex, Sus Road, Pashan, Pune 411021, India.
Virus Research
|December 11, 2019
Abstract:
Three genome sequences of Buffalopox virus (BPVX) were retrieved from a human and two buffaloes scab samples. Phylogenomic analysis of the BPXV indicates that it shares a most recent common ancestor with Lister and closely related vaccine strains when compared to potential wild-type VACV strains (like Horsepox virus).


