title: Restriction endonuclease analysis of the genome of two Italian caprine herpesvirus 1 strains.
abstract: Two caprine herpesvirus (CpHV.1) strains isolated in two goat flocks in southern Italy were compared with E/CH and McK/US reference CpHV.1 strains by restriction endonuclease analysis. BamHI, KpnI, NotI and PstI restriction enzymes were used. With these enzymes McK/US strain was clearly differentiated from the others. KpnI and NotI digestion resulted in unique patterns for all four strains. Restriction enzyme analysis might be a useful method to distinguish CpHV.1 isolated from animals and provide a basis for further epidemiological studies of the CpHV.1 infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Animal Welfare, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pratelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dall'Ara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engels
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tempesta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buonavoglia
mesh_terms: D018138:Alphaherpesvirinae / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006041:Goats; D007558:Italy; D015183:Restriction Mapping