Genomic Sequencing of Ranaviruses Isolated from Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)

Ellen Ariel; Natalie K Steckler; Kuttichantran Subramaniam; Niels J Olesen; Thomas B Waltzek

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01393-16

Genomic Sequencing of Ranaviruses Isolated from Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)

Genome Announc. 2016 Dec 15;4(6):e01393-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01393-16.

Authors

Ellen Ariel¹, Natalie K Steckler², Kuttichantran Subramaniam², Niels J Olesen³, Thomas B Waltzek²

Affiliations

¹ College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia ellen.ariel@jcu.edu.au.
² Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
³ Technical University of Denmark, National Veterinary Institute, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.

Abstract

Ranaviruses have been isolated from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) in Denmark. Phylogenomic analyses revealed that these two ranaviruses are nearly identical and form a distinct clade at the base of the ranavirus tree branching off near other fish ranaviruses.

Grants and funding

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.