Genome Sequence of a Virulent African Swine Fever Virus Isolated in 2020 from a Domestic Pig in Northern Vietnam

Quang Lam Truong; Thi Lan Nguyen; Thi Hoa Nguyen; Jishu Shi; Hiep Lai Xuan Vu; Thi Lan Huong Lai; Van Giap Nguyen

doi:10.1128/MRA.00193-21

Genome Sequence of a Virulent African Swine Fever Virus Isolated in 2020 from a Domestic Pig in Northern Vietnam

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 May 13;10(19):e00193-21. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00193-21.

Authors

Quang Lam Truong¹, Thi Lan Nguyen², Thi Hoa Nguyen¹, Jishu Shi³, Hiep Lai Xuan Vu⁴, Thi Lan Huong Lai¹, Van Giap Nguyen²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam.
² Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam nguyenlan@vnua.edu.vn nvgiap@vnua.edu.vn.
³ College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
⁴ Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

Abstract

This study reports the genome sequence of an isolated African swine fever (ASF) virus (VNUA-ASFV-05L1/HaNam) obtained at the fourth passage on pulmonary alveolar macrophages. The virus was isolated during a typical acute ASF outbreak in pigs in a northern province of Vietnam in 2020.