Complete Genome Sequences of Two Genotype A2 Small Ruminant Lentiviruses Isolated from Infected U.S. Sheep

Aspen M Workman; Aaron M Dickey; Michael P Heaton; Michael L Clawson; Timothy P L Smith

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00109-17

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Genotype A2 Small Ruminant Lentiviruses Isolated from Infected U.S. Sheep

Genome Announc. 2017 Mar 30;5(13):e00109-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00109-17.

Authors

Aspen M Workman¹, Aaron M Dickey², Michael P Heaton², Michael L Clawson², Timothy P L Smith²

Affiliations

¹ USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, USA aspen.workman@ars.usda.gov.
² USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, USA.

Abstract

Two distinct subgroups of genotype A2 small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) have been identified in the United States that infect sheep with specific host transmembrane protein 154 (TMEM154) diplotypes. Here, we report the first two complete genome sequences of SRLV strains infecting U.S. sheep belonging to genotype A2, subgroups 1 and 2.