Discovery of variant infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) of European genotype in British Columbia, Canada

• Main Authors: Kibenge, Molly, Iwamoto, Tokinori, Yingwei Wang, Morton, Alexandra, Routledge, Richard, Kibenge, Frederick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2016
• Subjects: Genetics; FOS Biological sciences; Molecular Biology; Evolutionary Biology; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Cancer; 60506 Virology; British Columbia; Canada; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3612662.v1; https://figshare.com/collections/Discovery_of_variant_infectious_salmon_anaemia_virus_ISAV_of_European_genotype_in_British_Columbia_Canada/3612662/1

Abstract Background Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus (ISAV) belongs to the genus Isavirus, family Orthomyxoviridae. ISAV occurs in two basic genotypes, North American and European. The European genotype is more widespread and shows greater genetic variation and greater virulence variation than...