Abstract
Oryctes baculovirus is a viral biocide exploited for the control of the insect pestOryctes rhinoceros. We have recently established a physical map of the genome of the Indian isolate ofOryctes baculovirus (OBV-KI). Here we examine the genomic relatedness between OBV-KI and OBV-PV505, the type isolate (originally from the Philippines), by DNA reassociation kinetics and by the use of restriction endonucleases. On the basis of differences in restriction-enzyme profiles between the two genomes, and previously reported differences in protein profiles and antigenic makeup, we propose the taxonomic status of a variant ofOryctes baculovirus for the Indian isolate
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Abbreviations
- OBV:
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Oryctes baculovirus
- OBV-KI or KI:
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Kerala isolate of OBV
- OBV-PV505 or PV5O5:
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Philippine isolate of OBV
- OBV-MI:
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Malaysian isolate
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Mohan, K.S., Gopinathan, K.P. Characterization of the genome ofOryctes baculovirus, a viral biocide of the insect pestOryctes rhinoceros . J Biosci 17, 421–430 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02720097
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