Characterization of the genome of Oryctes baculovirus, a viral biocide of the insect pest Oryctes rhinoceros

Mohan, KS and Gopinathan, KP (1992) Characterization of the genome of Oryctes baculovirus, a viral biocide of the insect pest Oryctes rhinoceros. In: Journal of Biosciences, 17 (4). pp. 421-430.

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Abstract

Oryctes baculovirus is a viral biocide exploited for the control of the insect pest Oryctes rhinoceros. We have recently established a physical map of the genome of the Indian isolate of Oryctes 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 of Oryctes baculovirus for the Indian isolate.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Biosciences
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences.
Keywords:	Baculovirus genome;Oryctes baculovirus;Oryctes rhinoceros; viral biocide.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Microbiology & Cell Biology
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2011 06:55
Last Modified:	25 Jan 2011 06:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/35125

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