Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research (Jun 1998)

Diversity of genomic electropherotypes of naturally occurring equine herpesvirus 1 isolates in Argentina

  • C.M. Galosi,
  • J. Norimine,
  • M.G. Echeverría,
  • G.A. Oliva,
  • E.O. Nosetto,
  • M.E. Etcheverrigaray,
  • Y. Tohya,
  • T. Mikami

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X1998000600007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 6
p. 771

Abstract

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The genomes of 10 equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) strains isolated in Argentina from 1979 to 1991, and a Japanese HH1 reference strain were compared by restriction endonuclease analysis. Two restriction enzymes, BamHI and BglII, were used and analysis of the electropherotypes did not show significant differences among isolates obtained from horses with different clinical signs. This suggests that the EHV-1 isolates studied, which circulated in Argentina for more than 10 years, belong to a single genotype.

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