First complete genome sequence of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus
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Date
2014-10Author
Dundon, William G
Kihu, Simon M
Bharani, T
Settypalli, K
Gitao, George C
Bebora, Lily C
Njenga, M John
Oyugi, Julius O
Silber, Roland
Loitsch, Angelika
Diallo, Adama
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We report the first complete genome sequence of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus (KN5/2011) using RNA extracted from goat lung tissue collected in Kenya in 2011. The genome shows the highest nucleotide sequence identity with lineage II peste des petits ruminants viruses (PPRVs) (86.1 to 87.2%) and the lowest with lineage IV PPRVs (82.5 to 83.8%).
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Dundon, W. G., Kihu, S. M., Settypalli, T. B. K., Gitao, G. C., Bebora, L. C., John, N. M., ... & Diallo, A. (2014). First complete genome sequence of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus. Genome announcements, 2(5), e01054-14.Publisher
University of Nairobi