Cloning and physical mapping of Herpesvirus sylvilagus DNA.

The physical map positions for the EcoRI restriction fragments of Herpesvirus sylvilagus DNA were determined using cloned virus DNA fragments as probes for hybridization. Approximately 75% of the virus genome was cloned. The internal location of the repeated nucleotide sequences and the lack of isomeric forms suggested that the virus genome belongs to the class C herpesvirus DNA.