title: Physical mapping of a genome of equine herpesvirus 2 (equine cytomegalovirus).
abstract: The genome of a low equine cell passage equine herpesvirus 2 was partially cloned and physical maps for the restriction endonucleases BamHI, EcoRI, HindIII, and SalI determined. The genome length was estimated to be 192 kilobase pairs (kbp) and no evidence of isomerization was found. Two separate repeat structures were detected: 18 kbp direct terminal repeats; and an unrelated second pair of short internal, indirect repeats at 0.20 and 0.75 map units. Such a genomic structure does not appear to have been reported amongst the herpesviruses--all the genomes that do not isomerize either have repeat structures only at the termini, or if present internally, have only direct repeats.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Studdert
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014764:Viral Proteins
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; C043586:exo protein, Bacteriophage lambda