title: Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Strain Isolated from a Clinically Healthy Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) in Pakistan.
abstract: Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a virulent Newcastle disease virus (vNDV) strain, duck/Pakistan/Lahore/AW-123/2015, isolated from apparently healthy laying ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) from the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The virus has a genome length of 15,192 nucleotides and is classified as member of subgenotype VIIi, class II.
authors.affiliation: Quality Operations Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wajid
authors.affiliation: Quality Operations Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shafqat F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Rehmani
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wasim
authors.affiliation: Quality Operations Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basharat
authors.affiliation: Quality Operations Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Tasra
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bibi
authors.affiliation: Quality Operations Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arif
authors.affiliation: Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Disease Research Unit, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, ARS, USDA, Athens, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Kiril M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
authors.affiliation: Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Disease Research Unit, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, ARS, USDA, Athens, Georgia, USA claudio.afonso@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: Claudio L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Afonso