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              10-09-2015) 
              5.  
              
              Sequence-based comparative study of 
              classical swine fever virus genogroup 2.2 isolate with pestivirus 
              reference strains - Ravi Kumar, Kaushal Kishor Rajak, 
              Tribhuwan Chandra, Dhanavelu Muthuchelvan, Arpit Saxena, Dheeraj 
              Chaudhary, Ajay Kumar and Awadh Bihari Pandey 
              
              Veterinary World, 8(9): 1059-1062   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              10.14202/vetworld.2015.1059-1062   Ravi 
              Kumar: 
              
              Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; Department of 
              Biotechnology, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 
              India; kravi2509@gmail.com Kaushal 
              Kishor Rajak: 
              
              Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; Kaushal Kishor Rajak, 
              e-mail: kaushalvirol@gmail.com 
              Tribhuwan Chandra: 
              
              Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, 
              Uttarakhand, India; tribhuwan.chandra@gmail.com 
              Dhanavelu Muthuchelvan: 
              
              Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; drchelva@gmail.com Arpit 
              Saxena: 
              
              Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; arpitsxena@gmail.com Dheeraj 
              Chaudhary: 
              
              Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; dheeraj.int600@gmail.com Ajay 
              Kumar: 
              
              Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; dr.ajayyadav@hotmail.com Awadh 
              Bihari Pandey: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary 
              Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India;
              
              abpandey58@rediffmail.com   
              Received: 20-05-2015, Revised: 31-07-2015, Accepted: 08-08-2015, 
              Published online: 10-09-2015   
              
              
              Corresponding author:Kaushal Kishor Rajak, e-mail: kaushalvirol@gmail.com 
 
              Citation:Kumar R, Rajak KK, 
              Chandra T, Muthuchelvan D, Saxena A, Chaudhary D, Kumar A, Pandey 
              AB (2015) Sequence-based comparative study of classical swine 
              fever virus genogroup 2.2 isolate with pestivirus reference 
              strains, Veterinary World 8(9):1059-1062. 
 
              Abstract 
 Aim:
              This study was undertaken with the aim to compare and 
              establish the genetic relatedness between classical swine fever 
              virus (CSFV) genogroup 2.2 isolate and pestivirus reference 
              strains. 
              Materials and Methods: The available complete genome sequences 
              of CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 strain and other pestivirus reference 
              strains were retrieved from GenBank. The complete genome sequence, 
              complete open reading frame, 5’ and 3’ non-coding region (NCR) 
              sequences were analyzed and compared with reference pestiviruses 
              strains. Clustal W model in MegAlign program of Lasergene 6.0 
              software was used for analysis of genetic heterogeneity. 
              Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using MEGA 6.06 software 
              package. 
              Results: The complete genome sequence alignment of CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 
              isolate and reference pestivirus strains showed 58.9-72% 
              identities at the nucleotide level and 50.3-76.9% at amino acid 
              level. Sequence homology of 5’ and 3’ NCRs was found to be 
              64.1-82.3% and 22.9-71.4%, respectively. In phylogenetic analysis, 
              overall tree topology was found similar irrespective of sequences 
              used in this study; however, whole genome phylogeny of pestivirus 
              formed two main clusters, which further distinguished into the 
              monophyletic clade of each pestivirus species. CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 
              isolate placed with the CSFV Eystrup strain in the same clade with 
              close proximity to border disease virus and Aydin strains.  
              Conclusion: CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 exhibited 
              the analogous genomic organization to those of all reference 
              pestivirus strains. Based on sequence identity and phylogenetic 
              analysis, the isolate showed close homology to Aydin/04-TR virus 
              and distantly related to Bungowannah virus. 
              Keywords: classical swine fever virus, 
              genogroup, genome, pestivirus, phylogenetic tree, sequence. 
 
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