S1 gene-based phylogeny of infectious bronchitis virus: An attempt to harmonize virus classification.

ABSTRACT: Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is the causative agent of a highly contagious disease that results in severe economic losses to the global poultry industry. The virus exists in a wide variety of genetically distinct viral types, and both phylogenetic analysis and measures of pairwise similarity among nucleotide or amino acid sequences have been used to classify IBV strains. However, there is currently no consensus on the method by which IBV sequences should be compared, and heterogeneous genetic group designations that are inconsistent with phylogenetic history have been adopted, leading to the confusing coexistence of multiple genotyping schemes. Herein, we propose a simple and repeatable phylogeny-based classification system combined with an unambiguous and rationale lineage nomenclatu

SUBMITTER: Valastro V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7172980 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature