title: Full genome sequence of bluetongue virus serotype 4 from China.
abstract: The complete genomic sequence of a bluetongue virus serotype 4 (BTV-4) strain (strain YTS-4), isolated from sentinel cattle in Yunnan Province, China, is reported here. This work is the first to document the complete genomic sequence of a BTV-4 strain from China. The sequence information will help determine the geographic origin of Chinese BTV-4 and provide data to facilitate future analyses of the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of BTV strains.
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Virus Diseases Laboratory, Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Huachun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jinpin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Nianzu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Kirkland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle / Q000821:virology*; D002681:China; D016679:Genome, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary