The complete genomic sequence of a BLV strain from a Holstein cow from Argentina.
DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of a seropositive, PCR-positive, BLV-infected Holstein cow (No. 38) from Argentina. The DNA was amplified via PCR with a series of overlapping primers encompassing the entire BLV proviral DNA. The amplified BLV ARG 38 DNA was cloned, sequenced, and compared phylogenetically to three other full-length BLV sequences. Characterization of its deduced proteins and its relationship to other members of the PTLV/BLV genus of retroviruses are discussed.
Dube
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Department of Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA.
Dolcini
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Abbott
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L
Mehta
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S
Dube
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D
Gutierrez
S
S
Ceriani
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C
Esteban
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Ferrer
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J
Poiesz
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B
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D002417:Cattle / Q000821:virology*; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D016583:Enzootic Bovine Leukosis / Q000097:blood / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D016679:Genome, Viral; D001909:Leukemia Virus, Bovine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011533:Proviruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D020079:Terminal Repeat Sequences
D004279:DNA, Viral