Key result
African swine fever virus P72 genotyping tool identifies closest matches and likely genotype from uploaded sequences.
Why the study?
Historically, genotyping of African swine fever virus relied on partial B646L (p72) sequencing, but the number of differences defining genotypes was ambiguous.
Describes a tool for genotyping African swine fever virus based on p72 sequences.
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Enables standardized p72 genotyping of ASFV sequences; leaves open validation across diverse field strains before routine adoption.
Historically, genotyping of African swine fever virus was based on partial sequencing of B646L (p72). Until recently, the number of differences that defined genotypes was ambiguous. This tool allows a sequence to be uploaded and will report its closest matches along with its likely p72 genotype.
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Dinhobl et al. (2024) studied this question. The African swine fever virus P72 genotyping tool allows users to upload a viral sequence to identify its closest matches and determine its likely p72 genotype.
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