Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue: 1

Detection of bovine papillomaviruses in cutaneous warts/papillomas in cattle

  • Author:
  • Geeta Devi Leishangthem1, R. Somvanshi1,, A.K. Tiwari2
  • Total Page Count: -4
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2008
  • Page Number: 25 to 20

1Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP-243122

2Division of Animal Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP-243122

*Corresponding author E-mail: somvanshi@gmail.com

Abstract

Bovine papillomavirus was detected by electron microscopy in cutaneous warts, which was diagnosed histopathologically as fibropapilloma. Typing of the virus was done as BPV-1 and BPV-2 by PCR, which was further confirmed by cloning and nucleotide sequencing. This is the first report on identification of BPV-1 and BPV-2 from cutaneous warts in cow and buffalo calves in India.

Keywords

Bovine papillomavirus, Cutaneous warts, Fibropapilloma, PCR, Ultra structure