title: First molecular characterization of a Turkish orf virus strain from a human based on a partial B2L sequence.
abstract: Cases of orf virus infection in human in Turkey have been reported for many years. Scab material from a man was found positive by PCR using pan-parapox-specific primers for parapoxvirus infection. The amplicon was purified and sequenced. The present study provides for the first time a phylogenetic analysis of parapoxviruses from Turkey. The partial B2L gene sequence of a Turkish orf virus from a human presented here may be useful for characterization of parapoxvirus infections in Turkey based on the phylogenetic analysis studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy and School of Medicine, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karakas
authors.forename: Tuba Cigdem
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Oguzoglu
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Cumhur
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Artuk
authors.forename: Gurkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mert
authors.forename: Hanefi Cem
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sener
authors.forename: Aykut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özkul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004474:Ecthyma, Contagious / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009923:Orf virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018157:Parapoxvirus; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014421:Turkey; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins