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. 2023 Jun 20;12(6):e0136422.
doi: 10.1128/mra.01364-22. Epub 2023 May 11.

Complete Genome of African Swine Fever Virus Genotype II in Central Italy

Monica Giammarioli  1 , Maurilia Marcacci  2 , Maria Teresa Scicluna  3 , Antonella Cersini  3 , Claudia Torresi  1 , Valentina Curini  2 , Massimo Ancora  2 , Antonio Rinaldi  2 , Marcello Giovanni Sala  3 , Elisabetta Rossi  1 , Cristina Casciari  1 , Michela Pela  1 , Claudia Pellegrini  1 , Carmen Iscaro  1 , Cesare Cammà  2 , Francesco Feliziani  1
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Complete Genome of African Swine Fever Virus Genotype II in Central Italy

Monica Giammarioli et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

We report here the whole-genome sequence of the African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II, strain 20355/RM/2022_Italy, identified in a wild boar in the city of Rome (Lazio region, Italy) in April 2022.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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