Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 11, Number 12—December 2005
Dispatch

Passatempo Virus, a Vaccinia Virus Strain, Brazil

Juliana A. Leite*, Betânia P. Drumond*, Giliane S. Trindade*, Zélia I.P. Lobato*, Flávio G. da Fonseca†, João R. dos Santos*, Marieta C. Madureira‡, Maria I.M.C. Guedes*, Jaqueline M.S. Ferreira*, Cláudio A. Bonjardim, Paulo C.P. Ferreira*, and Erna G. Kroon*Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: *Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; †Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou–Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; ‡Instituto Mineiro de Agropecuária, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Main Article

Table

Passatempo virus (PSTV), Araçatuba virus (ARAV), Cantagalo virus (CTGV), Vaccinia virus IOC (VACV-IOC), vaccinia virus Lister (VACV-LST), vaccinia virus Western Reserve (VACV-WR), and cowpox virus Brighton Red (CPXV-BR) ha, tk, and vgf genes and amino acid sequences*†

PSTV Identity among homologous sequences (%)
ARAV CTGV VACV-IOC VACV-LST VACV-WR CPXV-BR
Genes
ha 99.9 99.8 98.7 97.4 96.3 84.0
tk 100.0 –* –* 99.8 100.0 98.0
vgf 98.6 –* –* 98.0 98.6 95.7
Amino acids
HA 99.7 99.3 96.6 95.0 94.0 79.9
TK 100.0 –* –* 100.0 100.0 98.2
VGF 97.4 –* –* 100.0 97.4 92.2

*CTGV and VACV-IOC tk and vgf nucleotide and amino acid sequences are not available in the GenBank database.

†HA, hemagglutinin; TK, thymidine kinase; VGF, vaccinia growth factor.

Main Article

Page created: February 02, 2012
Page updated: February 02, 2012
Page reviewed: February 02, 2012
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external