@article{mbs:/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.19005-0, author = "Martina, B. E. E. and Harder, T. C. and Osterhaus, A. D. M. E.", title = "Genetic characterization of the unique short segment of Phocid herpesvirus type 1 reveals close relationships among alphaherpesviruses of hosts of the order Carnivora", journal= "Journal of General Virology", year = "2003", volume = "84", number = "6", pages = "1427-1430", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19005-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.19005-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2099", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "To further characterize phocid herpesvirus type 1 (PhHV-1) at the molecular level, a cluster of genes comprising the complete unique short (Us) region of PhHV-1 has been cloned and sequenced. Within this region, ORFs were detected that code for the equivalent of the Us 2− protein of herpes simplex virus (HSV), a putative protein kinase, and for the glycoprotein equivalents gG, gD, gI and gE. In addition, two small ORFs downstream of gE, homologous to the Us 8·5 and Us 9 proteins of HSV were identified. Comparative analysis of the ORF encoding the gD equivalent of PhHV-1 identified the corresponding proteins of the alphaherpesviruses canine herpesvirus and, to lesser degree, feline herpesvirus as the closest relatives.", }