Comparison of genomes of malignant catarrhal fever-associated herpesviruses by restriction endonuclease analysis

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Abstract
The restriction endonuclease DNA cleavage patterns of eight isolates of malignant catarrhal fever-associated herpesviruses were examined using the restriction endonucleasesHindIII andEcoRI. The eight viruses could be assigned to two distinct groups. Virus isolates from a blue wildebeest, a sika deer and an ibex had restriction endonuclease DNA cleavage patterns that were in general similar to each other. The restriction pattern of these three viruses was distinct from the other five. Of these five, four were isolated from a greater kudu, a white tailed wildebeest, a white bearded wildebeest, and a cape hartebeest. The fifth isolate C 500, was isolated from a domestic cow with malignant catarrhal fever. These five viruses had similar DNA cleavage patterns.