First molecular characterization of a Turkish orf virus strain from a human based on a partial B2L sequence

Cases of orf virus infection in human in Turkey have been reported for many years. Scab material from a man was found positive by PCR using pan-parapox-specific primers for parapoxvirus infection. The amplicon was purified and sequenced. The present study provides for the first time a phylogenetic a...

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Published in:Archives of virology 2013-05, Vol.158 (5), p.1105-1108
Main Authors: Karakas, Ahmet, Oguzoglu, Tuba Cigdem, Coskun, Omer, Artuk, Cumhur, Mert, Gurkan, Gul, Hanefi Cem, Sener, Kenan, Özkul, Aykut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
DNA, Viral - chemistry
DNA, Viral - genetics
Ecthyma, Contagious - virology
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medical Microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Orf virus - classification
Orf virus - genetics
Orf virus - isolation & purification
Parapoxvirus
Phylogeny
Rapid Communication
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Skin diseases
Turkey
Viral infections
Viral Proteins - genetics
Virology
Viruses
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Summary:Cases of orf virus infection in human in Turkey have been reported for many years. Scab material from a man was found positive by PCR using pan-parapox-specific primers for parapoxvirus infection. The amplicon was purified and sequenced. The present study provides for the first time a phylogenetic analysis of parapoxviruses from Turkey. The partial B2L gene sequence of a Turkish orf virus from a human presented here may be useful for characterization of parapoxvirus infections in Turkey based on the phylogenetic analysis studies.
ISSN:0304-8608
1432-8798
DOI:10.1007/s00705-012-1575-5