Sequence analysis of a 7.3 kb BamH I genomic fragment of fowlpox virus strain 282E(4)

A 7.3 kb BamH I genomic fragment from fowlpox virus (FPV) strain 282E(4) ha s been sequenced. After comparison with the FPV sequences collected in Genb ank, and the entire genomic sequence of vaccinia virus (VV) strain Compenha gen, a 11.2 kb BamH I fragment from FPV strain Munich HP-438 has been found homologous to the fragment. Every predicted open reading frame (ORF) withi n the fragment has been compared with the ORFs of VV strain Copenhagen at t he amino acid level. The signal peptide and transmembrane region of each pe ptide encoded by each corresponding ORF predicted in the fragment have been studied as well.