Genome Sequences of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus O/ME-SA/Ind-2001e Strains Isolated in Pakistan

Hayley M. Hicks, Jemma Wadsworth, Mehreen Azhar, Muhammad Afzal, Shumaila Manzoor, Muhammad Abubakar, Ehtisham-ul-Haq Khan, Donald P. King, Nick J. Knowles, Jelle Matthijnssens
2020 Microbiology Resource Announcements  
The genome sequences of two foot-and-mouth disease type O viruses isolated from outbreaks of disease in cattle in Pakistan in 2019 are described. They were identified as belonging to serotype O, Middle East-South Asia topotype, Ind-2001 lineage, and e sublineage and represent the first identification of this lineage in Pakistan.
doi:10.1128/mra.00165-20 pmid:32354972 fatcat:5g42elqlwfdc5oxh4nf3vfv7tu