Abstract
The complete genome sequence of a reassortant field strain (IND2014/01) of Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 16, isolated from sheep from southern India in 2014, was sequenced. The total genome size was 19,186 bp. Sequence comparisons of all genome segments, except segment 5 (Seg-5), showed that IND2014/01 belonged to the major eastern topotype of BTV.
Highlights
The complete genome sequence of a reassortant field strain (IND2014/01) of Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 16, isolated from sheep from southern India in 2014, was sequenced
BTV-16 has been reported earlier from the southern states of India, and at least four complete genomes of BTV-16 have been published from India, China, Australia, and the South African reference [7,8,9,10]
We report here the whole-genome sequence analysis of an Indian isolate (IND2014/01) of BTV-16 that was isolated from sheep blood in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu
Summary
The complete genome sequence of a reassortant field strain (IND2014/01) of Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 16, isolated from sheep from southern India in 2014, was sequenced. BTV is a nonenveloped, icosahedral, and double-stranded RNA virus containing three concentric protein layers, transmitted biologically by certain species of Culicoides biting midges [2,3,4]. The linear double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) consists of 10 segments encoding seven structural (VP1 to VP7) and five nonstructural (NS1 to NS5) proteins [5, 6].
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