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01.05.2013 | Rapid Communication
First molecular characterization of a Turkish orf virus strain from a human based on a partial B2L sequence
verfasst von:
Ahmet Karakas, Tuba Cigdem Oguzoglu, Omer Coskun, Cumhur Artuk, Gurkan Mert, Hanefi Cem Gul, Kenan Sener, Aykut Özkul
Erschienen in:
Archives of Virology
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Ausgabe 5/2013
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Abstract
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.