Identification and sequence analysis of the Condylorrhiza vestigialis MNPV p74 gene.

The baculovirus Condylorrhiza vestigialis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (CoveMNPV), isolated from C. vestigialis infected larvae in Paraná (Brazil), was identified in our laboratory. A full-length clone was obtained from the CoveMNPV genome, of the gene that encodes the homolog to baculoviral p74, essential for oral infectivity which was then sequenced and characterized.