Figure 2.

Evolutionary relationships of representative strains of African swine fever virus (ASFV) based on the maximum likelihood phylogeny of the partial p72 gene nucleotide sequences. The phylogenetic analysis was performed using MEGA X (http://www.megasoftware.net) and the Kimura two-parameter substitution model, as determined by a model selection analysis. Phylogeny was inferred following 1,000 bootstrap replications, and the node values show percentage bootstrap support (only values above 50% are shown). The round black spot indicates the ASFV nucleotide sequence from Burundi obtained in this study. The scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site.