Restriction enzyme analysis of bovine herpesvirus-1 DNA from an Indian isolate

An Indian isolate of BHV-1 was analyzed using several restriction endonucleases. The restriction pattern of BHV-1 DNA with HindIII, BamHI and EcoRI was found to be similar to other reported restriction endonuclease patterns for respiratory isolates of BHV-1. Thus, this isolate could be grouped under BHV-1.1 (respiratory form of BHV-1). Few restriction endonucleases yielded distinct restriction profile of BHV-1 DNA. The total molecular size of BHV-1 DNA for the isolate studied was also estimated to be within 136 kb to 138 kb.