Biology:Equine herpesvirus 2

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Equine herpesvirus 2
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Group I (dsDNA)
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Equine herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2)

Equine herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2) is a virus of the family Herpesviridae, originally known as equine cytomegalovirus due to its slow replication in tissue culture. However, complete sequencing of the EHV-2 genome has demonstrated that it is a member of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, in the genus Rhadinovirus.[1] It has an uncertain role in respiratory disease in horses, but EHV-2 has been isolated from cases exhibiting symptoms such as coughing, conjunctivitis, and swollen submaxillary and parotid lymph nodes.[2]

References

  1. "The DNA sequence of equine herpesvirus 2". Journal of Molecular Biology 249: 520–528. 9 June 1995. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1995.0314. PMID 7783207. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022-2836(85)70314-2. 
  2. Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-253056-X. 

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