Genetic Analysis and Phylogenetic Study of IL-10-Like Protein and ORF103 Encoded Genes of Sheep Poxvirus Infecting Sheep from Iraq
Mohammed A. Al-Saadi1*, Yahia I. Khudhair1, Muthanna Hadi Hussain1, Monyer Abdulamier Abd Alfatlawi2, Mourad Ben Said3
1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq; 2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq; 3Laboratory of Microbiology, National School of Veterinary Medicine of Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.
*Correspondence | Mohammed A. Al-Saadi, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq; Email: ………………?
Figure 1:
(A, B) images of sheeppox lesions.
Figure 2:
Gel electrophoresis image (1.5 % agarose) of sheeppox virus samples from sheep. (A) IL-10-like protein gene (Lanes: 1-7; size= 387 bp). (B) ORF103 (Lanes: 1-7; size= 550 bp; C: negative control: H2O). M: 50-1500 bp DNA marker.
Figure 3:
Multiple sequence alignment of a partial sequence of IL-10 and ORF103 genes of sheeppox virus.
Figure 4:
Phylogenetic tree of sheeppox virus from sheep. IL-10-like protein and ORF103 genes.