A gel-based PCR method to differentiate sheeppox virus field isolates from vaccine strains

A gel-based PCR method to differentiate sheeppox virus field isolates from vaccine strains

Abstract Background Sheeppox (SPP) and goatpox (GTP) caused by sheeppox virus (SPPV) and goatpox virus (GTPV), respectively of the genus Capripoxvirus in the family Poxviridae, are severely afflicting small ruminants’ production systems in Africa and Asia. In endemic areas, SPP and GTP are controlle...

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Main Authors: Tesfaye Rufael Chibssa, Reingard Grabherr, Angelika Loitsch, Tirumala Bharani K. Settypalli, Eeva Tuppurainen, Nick Nwankpa, Karim Tounkara, Hafsa Madani, Amel Omani, Mariane Diop, Giovanni Cattoli, Adama Diallo, Charles Euloge Lamien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
CaPV
Sheeppox vaccine
Sheeppox virus
VARV B22R homologue gene
DNA ligase gene
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-018-0969-8

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