Complete Genome Sequences of Four Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses of Serotype South African Territories 1 (SAT 1), Topotype X, Isolated from Cattle in Nigeria in 2015

Frank Vandenbussche; Elisabeth Mathijs; Hussaini G Ularamu; David O Ehizibolo; Andy Haegeman; David Lefebvre; David D Lazarus; Yiltawe S Wungak; Annebel R De Vleeschauwer; Steven Van Borm; Kris De Clercq

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01065-17

Complete Genome Sequences of Four Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses of Serotype South African Territories 1 (SAT 1), Topotype X, Isolated from Cattle in Nigeria in 2015

Genome Announc. 2017 Oct 19;5(42):e01065-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01065-17.

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Platform, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Ukkel, Belgium.
² FMD Laboratory, Viral Research Division, National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Nigeria.
³ Vesicular and Exotic Diseases Unit, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Ukkel, Belgium.
⁴ Molecular Platform, Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Ukkel, Belgium steven.vanborm@coda-cerva.be.

Abstract

The complete genome sequences of four foot-and-mouth disease viruses of South African territories 1 (SAT 1) serotype are reported. These viruses originate from an outbreak in Nigeria in 2015 and belong to the novel SAT 1 topotype X from the west and central African virus pool.