Genome Sequence of Bluetongue virus Serotype 17 Isolated in Brazil in 2014.

Ana Carolina Diniz MatosJúlio César Câmara RosaKyriaki NomikouLorena Lima Barbosa GuimarãesÉrica Azevedo CostaMaria Isabel Maldonado Coelho GuedesDavid DriemeierZélia Inês Portela LobatoPeter Paul Clement Mertens

Published in: Genome announcements (2016)

The complete genome sequence of Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 17 strain 17/BRA/2014/73, isolated from a sheep in Brazil in 2014, is reported here. All segments clustered with western topotype strains and indicated reassortment events with other BTV from the Americas. The strain 17/BRA/2014/73 represents a novel reference strain for BTV-17 from South America.

Keyphrases

dengue virus
disease virus
escherichia coli
south africa
zika virus