Journal article
The genomic diversity and stability of field strains of Suid herpesvirus 1 (Aujeszky's disease virus)
The genomic diversity among isolates of suid herpesvirus 1 (SHV-1) collected in the same herd and among clones from the same isolate was studied by restriction fragment pattern (RFP) analysis using BamHI. Tentatively defining a field strain as a transmissible entity, it was concluded that strains of SHV-1 commonly comprise distinguishable genomic variants.
Contrary to the hypothesis of genomic lability, it is suggested that the pool of variants is sufficiently stable to specifically characterize a strain. The impact of the results on epizootiological methods based on identification of field isolates is discussed in connection with Aujeszky's disease in Denmark.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 1991 |
Pages: | 1-10 |
ISSN: | 18732542 and 03781135 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/0378-1135(91)90037-G |