title: The genome sequence of bluetongue virus type 2 from India: evidence for reassortment between eastern and western topotype field strains.
abstract: Bluetongue virus type 2, isolated in India in 1982 (IND1982/01), was obtained from the Orbivirus Reference Collection at IAH Pirbright (http://www.reoviridae.org/dsRNA_virus_proteins/ReoID/btv-2.htm#IND1982/01). Full genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses show that IND1982/01 is a reassortant virus containing genome segments derived from both eastern and western topotypes. These data will help to identify further reassortment events involving this or other virus lineages in the subcontinent.
authors.affiliation: Vector-borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Narender S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Maan
authors.forename: Sushila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maan
authors.forename: Kyriaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomikou
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guimera
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pullinger
authors.forename: Karam Pal
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Manjunatha N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Belaganahalli
authors.forename: Peter P C
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mertens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000821:virology*; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016679:Genome, Viral; D007194:India; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012418:Ruminants