title: Oligonucleotide fingerprint analysis of the genomes of two variants of bluetongue virus serotype 2 isolated in the U.S.A.
abstract: The genome segments of two electrophoretically distinct variants of bluetongue virus (BTV) Serotype 2 (Ona A and Ona B) from the U.S.A. were analyzed by double-dimension gel electrophoresis of RNase T1 produced oligonucleotides. Segments 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 were examined individually after separation by SDS-PAGE; and Segments 2 and 3, and 8 and 9, which were difficult to resolve, were fingerprinted as pairs. The Ona A and Ona B strains appeared to be closely related since corresponding segments were comparable, sharing 53-89% of the large oligonucleotides counted. Since the strains with the Ona A electropherotype preceded Ona B infection in Florida, U.S.A. and since Ona A was indistinguishable from the early African isolate of Serotype 2, Ona B was thought to be a variant of an Ona A strain. These data tend to support the hypothesis that Ona B could have evolved from Ona A as the result of point mutations or genetic drift.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Collisson
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoegenauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D014644:Genetic Variation; D009710:Nucleotide Mapping; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012367:RNA, Viral; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006163:Ribonuclease T1; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012367:RNA, Viral; D006163:Ribonuclease T1