Phylogenetic analysis of B646L of ASFV
The p72 of B646L gene sequences generated from this study when compared with other sequences in the GenBank, revealed a 99-100% similar to ASF viruses from Cameroon (MG596409, MG596420) and Ivory Coast (MG674296) using the BLAST search tool. Phylogenetic analysis of the Nigerian sequences with representatives of the 18 out 24 genotypes showed sequences generated in this study clustered with genotype 1 (Fig 2).