TY  - JOUR
T1  - Partial Characterization of Small Ruminant Lentiviruses from Goat from Sudan Based on GAG Gene Sequence Analysis
AU - M. Elfahal, Abdelghafar AU - A. Bakheit, Mohammed AU - Mohammed, Zakia A. AU - M. Elhussein, Abdelrahim 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 13
SP  - 1804
EP  - 1810
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.1804.1810
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.1804.1810
KW  - Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV)
KW  -gag gene
KW  -nucleotide sequences
KW  -disease
KW  -amino acid
KW  -Sudan
AB  - Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV) infection is widespread in the world; positive serology of the disease in Sudan was recently reported but genetic studies of the virus have not been carried out. In this study, a sequence of 354 nucleotides of the gag gene was presented covering part of the coding sequences for the Capsid (CA) p25 proteins for eight Sudanese isolates. Resulting nucleotide sequences were aligned along with those from other ovine/caprine prototypic and all Sudanese sequences appear to be closely related at both nucleotide and amino acid sequences to each other and to the prototypic CAEV-Co isolate. They were also found to be clearly divergent from ovine isolates which clustered in a separate group. Hypothesis as to how this virus was introduced into Sudan was discussed.
ER  -