Complete genome sequence of a novel flavivirus, duck tembusu virus, isolated from ducks and geese in china

J Virol. 2012 Mar;86(6):3406-7. doi: 10.1128/JVI.07132-11.

Abstract

Duck tembusu virus (DTMUV) is an emerging agent that causes a severe disease in ducks. We report herein the first complete genome sequences of duck tembusu virus strains YY5, ZJ-407, and GH-2, isolated from Shaoxing ducks, breeder ducks, and geese, respectively, in China. The genomes of YY5, ZJ-407, and GH-2 are all 10,990 nucleotides (nt) in length and encode a putative polyprotein of 3,426 amino acids. It is flanked by a 5' and a 3' noncoding region (NCR) of 94 and 618 nt, respectively. Knowledge of the whole sequence of DTMUV will be useful for further studies of the mechanisms of virus replication and pathogenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • China
  • Ducks
  • Flavivirus / classification
  • Flavivirus / genetics*
  • Flavivirus / isolation & purification
  • Flavivirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Flavivirus Infections / virology
  • Geese
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Poultry Diseases / virology*

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JF270480
  • GENBANK/JQ314464
  • GENBANK/JQ314465