Characterisation of env and gag gene fragments of bovine leukemia viruses (BLVs) from cattle in Turkey

ALKAN F., OĞUZOĞLU T. Ç., TİMURKAN M. Ö., Karapinar Z.

ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY, cilt.156, sa.10, ss.1891-1896, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 156 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00705-011-1060-6
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1891-1896
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this work was to investigate the molecular characteristics of bovine leukemia viruses (BLVs) in Turkey. The variability of env and gag fragments of BLVs was examined using DNA from blood samples obtained for sequence analysis of BLVs in four cattle herds from three different geographical areas in Turkey. The env gene sequences were highly similar to those of Brasilian, Argentine, and Japanese BLV strains, while gag genes from Turkish BLV isolates showed greatest similarity to those of Iranian isolates. This paper is the first report on the partial characterisation of env and gag genetic fragments of BLVs from Turkey.