Record details

Organism information

Scientific name

Meleagrid herpesvirus 1

Taxonomic Classification

Order	Herpesvirales
Family	Herpesviridae
Genus	Mardivirus
Species	Meleagrid herpesvirus 1

Scientific name synonyms(s)

Gallid herpesvirus 2 - Serotype 3, Marek’s disease virus serotype 3, MeHV-1, HVT, MEHV1

Common name(s)

Turkey Herpesvirus

Additional Classification

Type of organism

Viruses

Characteristics related to biosafety

Centre(s) of origin

Herpesvirus of turkey (HVT) or Meleagrid herpesvirus 1 is a naturally occurring, non-pathogenic alphaherpesvirus that was originally isolated from domestic turkeys in the late 1960s

Known pathogenicity and/or allergenicity

Turkey herpesvirus (HVT) is a ubiquitous, nonpathogenic virus of domestic turkeys, and it is classified as the third serotype within the Marek's disease virus (MDV) group of antigenically and genetically related lymphotropic avian herpesviruses.

Common use(s)

Vaccine

Additional Information

Other relevant website address or attached documents

The genome of herpesvirus of turkeys: comparative analysis with Marek’s disease viruses

The Genome of Turkey Herpesvirus

The order Herpesvirales

Herpesvirus of turkey reconstituted from bacterial artiﬁcial chromosome clones induces protection against Marek’s disease