ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Iridoviridae [PDF]
The Iridoviridae is a family of large, icosahedral viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes ranging in size from 103 to 220 kbp. Members of the subfamily Alphairidovirinae infect ectothermic vertebrates (bony fish, amphibians and reptiles), whereas ...
Chinchar, V. Gregory +10 more
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The Insights of Genomic Synteny and Codon Usage Preference on Genera Demarcation of Iridoviridae Family [PDF]
The members of the family Iridoviridae are large, double-stranded DNA viruses that infect various hosts, including both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Zhaobin Deng +18 more
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The Genomic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationship in the Family Iridoviridae [PDF]
The Iridoviridae family are large viruses (~120-200 nm) that contain a linear double-stranded DNA genome. The genomic size of Iridoviridae family members range from 105,903 bases encoding 97 open reading frames (ORFs) for frog virus 3 to 212,482 bases ...
Brooke A. Ring +2 more
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Comparative genomic analysis reveals new evidence of genus boundary for family Iridoviridae and explores qualified hallmark genes [PDF]
Members of the family Iridoviridae (iridovirids) are globally distributed and trigger adverse economic and ecological impacts on aquaculture and wildlife.
Ruoxuan Zhao +9 more
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Molecular and Ecological Studies of a Virus Family (Iridoviridae) Infecting Invertebrates and Ectothermic Vertebrates [PDF]
Research involving viruses within the family Iridoviridae (generically designated iridovirids to distinguish members of the family Iridoviridae from members of the genus Iridovirus) has markedly increased in recent years [...]
V. Gregory Chinchar +1 more
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A voting mechanism-based linear epitope prediction system for the host-specific Iridoviridae family [PDF]
Background The Iridoviridae family is categorized into five genera and clustered into two subfamilies: Alphairidovirinae includes Lymphocystivirus, Ranavirus (GIV), and Megalocystivirus (TGIV), which infect vertebrate hosts and Betairidovirinae includes ...
Tao-Chuan Shih +4 more
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Multiplex PCR method for distinguishing two genotypes of Megalocytivirus isolates in Korea [PDF]
Megalocytivirus is a genus of piscine viruses that belongs to the Iridoviridae family, and this family includes red seabream iridovirus (RSIV), turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV), and infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus.
Hanchang Sohn +6 more
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Characterization and Antibody Preparation of the Gene Products of Grouper Iridovirus ORF5L
Grouper iridovirus (GIV) is a large DNA virus belonging to the family Iridoviridae and genus Ranavirus. It consists of 139,793 base pairs (bp) and 120 open reading frames (ORFs). GIV is a key pathogen of farmed fish worldwide.
Chu‐Fan Cheng +2 more
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Pathology of an iridescent virus in immature Culex pipiens L. (Diptera, Culicidae) [PDF]
Iridovirus in Culex pipiens was reported for the first time in 2012. Later studies of horizontal transmission were performed, in which an interaction with the parasite Strelkovimermis spiculatus acting as viral vector was recognized. In the present study,
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Diversity and Ecological Potentials of Marine Viruses Inhabiting Continental Shelf Seas. [PDF]
To the best of the knowledge, this study provides the largest viral genome dataset from a continental shelf sea. It reveals that over half of vOTUs are novel, highlighting the remarkable viral novelty in the eastern continental shelf seas of China (ECSSC).
Guo X +9 more
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