title: Complete genome sequence of equid herpesvirus 3.
abstract: Equid herpesvirus 3 (EHV-3) is a member of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae that causes equine coital exanthema. Here, we report the first complete genome sequence of EHV-3. The 151,601-nt genome encodes 76 distinct genes like other equine alphaherpesviruses, but genetically, EHV-3 is significantly more divergent.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium steven.sijmons@rega.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sijmons
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA-Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Aldana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vissani
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA-Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Maria Silva
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tordoya
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muylkens
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thiry
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Piet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maes
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jelle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matthijnssens
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA-Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrandeguy
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Ranst