First molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the Mediterranean Sea
Abstract Background Herpesvirus can infect a wide range of animal species: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and bivalves. In marine mammals, several alpha- and gammaherpesvirus have been identified in some cetaceans and pinnipeds species. To date, however, this virus has not been detected...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:s12917-015-0596-1 2023-05-15T15:36:09+02:00 First molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the Mediterranean Sea Melero, Mar Crespo-Picazo, José Rubio-Guerri, Consuelo García-Párraga, Daniel Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José 2015-11-14 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/11/283 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/11/283 Copyright 2015 Melero et al. Balaenoptera Baleen whale Cetacean virology Common minke whale Fin whale Herpesvirus Case report 2015 ftbiomed 2015-11-29T01:11:32Z Abstract Background Herpesvirus can infect a wide range of animal species: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and bivalves. In marine mammals, several alpha- and gammaherpesvirus have been identified in some cetaceans and pinnipeds species. To date, however, this virus has not been detected in any member of the Balaenoptera genus. Case presentation Herpesvirus was determined by molecular methods in tissue samples from a male fin whale juvenile ( Balaenoptera physalus ) and a female common minke whale calf ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) stranded on the Mediterranean coast of the Region of Valencia (Spain). Samples of skin and penile mucosa from the fin whale and samples of skin, muscle and central nervous system tissue from the common minke whale tested positive for herpesvirus based on sequences of the DNA polymerase gene. Sequences from fin whale were identical and belonged to the Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily. Only members of the Gammaherpesvirinae subfamily were amplified from the common minke whale, and sequences from the muscle and central nervous system were identical. Sequences in GenBank most closely related to these novel sequences were viruses isolated from other cetacean species, consistent with previous observations that herpesviruses show similar phylogenetic branching as their hosts. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first molecular determination of herpesvirus in the Balaenoptera genus. It shows that herpesvirus should be included in virological evaluation of these animals. Report Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balaenoptera physalus baleen whale Fin whale minke whale BioMed Central |
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Abstract Background Herpesvirus can infect a wide range of animal species: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and bivalves. In marine mammals, several alpha- and gammaherpesvirus have been identified in some cetaceans and pinnipeds species. To date, however, this virus has not been detected in any member of the Balaenoptera genus. Case presentation Herpesvirus was determined by molecular methods in tissue samples from a male fin whale juvenile ( Balaenoptera physalus ) and a female common minke whale calf ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) stranded on the Mediterranean coast of the Region of Valencia (Spain). Samples of skin and penile mucosa from the fin whale and samples of skin, muscle and central nervous system tissue from the common minke whale tested positive for herpesvirus based on sequences of the DNA polymerase gene. Sequences from fin whale were identical and belonged to the Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily. Only members of the Gammaherpesvirinae subfamily were amplified from the common minke whale, and sequences from the muscle and central nervous system were identical. Sequences in GenBank most closely related to these novel sequences were viruses isolated from other cetacean species, consistent with previous observations that herpesviruses show similar phylogenetic branching as their hosts. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first molecular determination of herpesvirus in the Balaenoptera genus. It shows that herpesvirus should be included in virological evaluation of these animals. |
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Melero, Mar Crespo-Picazo, José Rubio-Guerri, Consuelo García-Párraga, Daniel Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José |
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First molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the Mediterranean Sea |
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First molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the Mediterranean Sea |
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First molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the Mediterranean Sea |
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First molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the Mediterranean Sea |
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First molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the Mediterranean Sea |
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first molecular determination of herpesvirus from two mysticete species stranded in the mediterranean sea |
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