Full Genome Sequence of a Western Reference Strain of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 16 from Nigeria

The genome of NIG1982/10, a Nigerian bluetongue virus serotype 16 (BTV-16) strain, was sequenced (19,193 bp). Comparisons to BTV strains from other areas of the world show that all 10 genome segments of NIG1982/10 are derived from a western lineage (w), indicating that it represents a suitable refer...

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Main Authors: Mertens, Peter P. C., Maan, Narender S., Belaganahalli, Manjunatha N., Singh, Karam Pal, Nomikou, Kyriaki, Maan, Sushila
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778194/
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Summary:The genome of NIG1982/10, a Nigerian bluetongue virus serotype 16 (BTV-16) strain, was sequenced (19,193 bp). Comparisons to BTV strains from other areas of the world show that all 10 genome segments of NIG1982/10 are derived from a western lineage (w), indicating that it represents a suitable reference strain of BTV-16w.