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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gao J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5977245 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Viruses 20180512 5
Annotated whole genome sequences of three isolates of the Akhmeta virus (AKMV), a novel species of orthopoxvirus (OPXV), isolated from the Akhmeta and Vani regions of the country Georgia, are presented and discussed. The AKMV genome is similar in genomic content and structure to that of the cowpox virus (CPXV), but a lower sequence identity was found between AKMV and Old World OPXVs than between other known species of Old World OPXVs. Phylogenetic analysis showed that AKMV diverged prior to othe ...[more]