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

Bianca Willis, Camille Trautman, Faith Cox, Tiffany Lujan, Jason Hardin, Robert Dittmar, Camila Romano, Jeff Brady, Dustin Edwards

2022publishedMicrobiology Resource Announcementsvolume 11, issue 610.1128/mra.00174-22doiopen accesslicense

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A reticuloendotheliosis virus genome found inserted inside a fowlpox virus from a wild turkey in Gillespie County, Texas.

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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Avian retroviruses