Complete genome sequence of equid herpesvirus 3.

ABSTRACT: Equid herpesvirus 3 (EHV-3) is a member of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae that causes equine coital exanthema. Here, we report the first complete genome sequence of EHV-3. The 151,601-nt genome encodes 76 distinct genes like other equine alphaherpesviruses, but genetically, EHV-3 is significantly more divergent.

SUBMITTER: Sijmons S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4183863 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature