Complete genome sequence analysis of a reassortant strain of bluetongue virus serotype 16 from Italy.

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OIE Reference Laboratory for Bluetongue, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise G. Caporale, Teramo, Italy.

Published: August 2013

The complete genome sequence of a reassortant field strain of bluetongue virus serotype 16 (BTV-16), isolated from cattle in the Apulia region of Italy in 2002, has been determined by Illumina sequencing. Sequence comparisons of segment 1 (Seg-1) to Seg-10, except Seg-5, show that BTV-16 strain ITL2002 belongs to the major eastern topotype of BTV.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751604PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00622-13DOI Listing

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