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- The study focused on analyzing the molecular characteristics of bovine leukemia viruses (BLVs) in cattle from Turkey.
- The research involved examining the variability of env and gag gene fragments using DNA from blood samples across four herds in different regions.
- The findings indicated that the env gene sequences of Turkish BLV are closely related to strains from Brazil, Argentina, and Japan, while the gag genes are most similar to those from Iranian BLV isolates, marking the first report of such genetic characterization in Turkey.
Article Abstract
The aim of this work was to investigate the molecular characteristics of bovine leukemia viruses (BLVs) in Turkey. The variability of env and gag fragments of BLVs was examined using DNA from blood samples obtained for sequence analysis of BLVs in four cattle herds from three different geographical areas in Turkey. The env gene sequences were highly similar to those of Brasilian, Argentine, and Japanese BLV strains, while gag genes from Turkish BLV isolates showed greatest similarity to those of Iranian isolates. This paper is the first report on the partial characterisation of env and gag genetic fragments of BLVs from Turkey.
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