Complete genome sequence and taxonomic position of anguillid herpesvirus 1

Eel herpesvirus or anguillid herpesvirus 1 (AngHV1) frequently causes disease in freshwater eels. The complete genome sequence of AngHV1 and its taxonomic position within the family Alloherpesviridae were determined. Shotgun sequencing revealed a 249 kbp genome including an 11 kbp terminal direct re...

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Published in:Journal of general virology 2010-04, Vol.91 (Pt 4), p.880-887
Main Authors: VAN BEURDEN, Steven J, BOSSERS, Alex, VOORBERGEN-LAARMAN, Michal H. A, HAENEN, Olga L. M, PETERS, Sander, ABMA-HENKENS, Marleen H. C, PEETERS, Ben P. H, ROTTIER, Peter J. M, ENGELSMA, Marc Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Base Sequence
Biological and medical sciences
dna-polymerase gene
Eels - virology
european eel
evolution
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genome, Viral
Herpesviridae - classification
Herpesviridae - genetics
Herpesvirus
hva
Ictalurid herpesvirus
japanese eels
japonica
koi
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Molecular Sequence Data
Open Reading Frames
Phylogeny
regions
taiwan
Virology
virus
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Summary:Eel herpesvirus or anguillid herpesvirus 1 (AngHV1) frequently causes disease in freshwater eels. The complete genome sequence of AngHV1 and its taxonomic position within the family Alloherpesviridae were determined. Shotgun sequencing revealed a 249 kbp genome including an 11 kbp terminal direct repeat that contains 7 of the 136 predicted protein-coding open reading frames. Twelve of these genes are conserved among other members of the family Alloherpesviridae and another 28 genes have clear homologues in cyprinid herpesvirus 3. Phylogenetic analyses based on amino acid sequences of five conserved genes, including the ATPase subunit of the terminase, confirm the position of AngHV1 within the family Alloherpesviridae, where it is most closely related to the cyprinid herpesviruses. Our analyses support a recent proposal to subdivide the family Alloherpesviridae into two sister clades, one containing AngHV1 and the cyprinid herpesviruses and the other containing Ictalurid herpesvirus 1 and the ranid herpesviruses.
ISSN:0022-1317
1465-2099
DOI:10.1099/vir.0.016261-0