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. 2022 Jun 16;11(6):e0017422.
doi: 10.1128/mra.00174-22. Epub 2022 May 16.

Genome Sequence of Fowlpox Virus-Integrated Reticuloendotheliosis Virus from a Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia)

Bianca Willis  1   2 , Camille Trautman  1 , Faith Cox  1 , Tiffany Lujan  1   2 , Jason Hardin  3 , Robert Dittmar  4 , Camila Romano  5 , Jeff Brady  2 , Dustin Edwards  1
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Genome Sequence of Fowlpox Virus-Integrated Reticuloendotheliosis Virus from a Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia)

Bianca Willis et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

We report the genome sequence of a nearly intact reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) insertion within a field strain of fowlpox virus from a Rio Grande wild turkey in Gillespie County, TX. The proviral REV genome comprises 7,943 bp and contains partial long terminal repeats.

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