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Phylogenetic analysis of Croatian orf viruses isolated from sheep and goats

Authors: Ivana Lojkic, Zeljko Cac, Ana Beck, Tomislav Bedekovic, Zeljko Cvetnic, Branko Sostaric

Published in: Virology Journal | Issue 1/2010

Abstract

Background

The Orf virus (ORFV) is the prototype of the parapoxvirus genus and it primarily causes contagious ecthyma in goats, sheep, and other ruminants worldwide. In this paper, we described the sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the B2L gene of ORFV from two natural outbreaks: i) in autochthonous Croatian Cres-breed sheep and ii) on small family goat farm.

Results

Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the ORFV B2L gene showed that the Cro-Cres-12446/09 and Cro-Goat-11727/10 were not clustered together. Cro-Cres-12446/09 shared the highest similarity with ORFV NZ2 from New Zealand, and Ena from Japan; Cro-Goat-11727/10 was closest to the HuB from China and Taiping and Hoping from Taiwan.

Conclusion

Distinct ORFV strains are circulating in Croatia. Although ORFV infections are found ubiquitously wherever sheep and goats are farmed in Croatia, this is the first information on genetic relatedness of any Croatian ORFV with other isolates around the world.

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Title: Phylogenetic analysis of Croatian orf viruses isolated from sheep and goats
Authors: Ivana Lojkic
Zeljko Cac
Ana Beck
Tomislav Bedekovic
Zeljko Cvetnic
Branko Sostaric
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Virology Journal / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1743-422X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-7-314

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