Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica)
Viruses are ubiquitous in nature, however, very few have been identified that are associated with Antarctic animals. Here we report the identification of a polyomavirus in the kidney tissue of a deceased Weddell seal from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The circular genome (5186 nt) has typical features o...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:458272 2023-05-15T13:51:35+02:00 Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) Varsani, Arvind Frankfurter, Greg Stainton, Daisy Male, Maketalena F. Kraberger, Simona Burns, Jennifer M. 2017-01-25 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:458272 eng eng Springer Wien doi:10.1007/s00705-017-3239-y issn:0304-8608 issn:1432-8798 ANT-1246463 1246463 Pygoscelis-Adeliae Penguins Herpesvirus Antibodies Adenovirus Infection 2406 Virology Journal Article 2017 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-017-3239-y 2020-12-08T01:12:37Z Viruses are ubiquitous in nature, however, very few have been identified that are associated with Antarctic animals. Here we report the identification of a polyomavirus in the kidney tissue of a deceased Weddell seal from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The circular genome (5186 nt) has typical features of polyomaviruses with a small and larger T-antigen open reading frames (ORFs) and three ORFs encoding VP1, VP2 and VP3 capsid proteins. The genome of the Weddell seal polyomavirus (WsPyV) shares 85.4% genome-wide pairwise identity with a polyomavirus identified in a California sea lion. To our knowledge WsPyV is the first viral genome identified in Antarctic pinnipeds and the third polyomavirus to be identified from an Antarctic animal, the other two being from Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) and a sharp-spined notothen (Trematomus pennellii), both sampled in the Ross sea. The GenBank accession number: KX533457. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Pygoscelis adeliae Ross Sea Weddell Seal The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Antarctic Ross Sea Weddell Archives of Virology 162 5 1403 1407 |
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Viruses are ubiquitous in nature, however, very few have been identified that are associated with Antarctic animals. Here we report the identification of a polyomavirus in the kidney tissue of a deceased Weddell seal from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The circular genome (5186 nt) has typical features of polyomaviruses with a small and larger T-antigen open reading frames (ORFs) and three ORFs encoding VP1, VP2 and VP3 capsid proteins. The genome of the Weddell seal polyomavirus (WsPyV) shares 85.4% genome-wide pairwise identity with a polyomavirus identified in a California sea lion. To our knowledge WsPyV is the first viral genome identified in Antarctic pinnipeds and the third polyomavirus to be identified from an Antarctic animal, the other two being from Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) and a sharp-spined notothen (Trematomus pennellii), both sampled in the Ross sea. The GenBank accession number: KX533457. |
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Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) |
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Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) |
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Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) |
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Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) |
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Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) |
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identification of a polyomavirus in weddell seal (leptonychotes weddellii) from the ross sea (antarctica) |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Pygoscelis adeliae Ross Sea Weddell Seal |
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