Seasonal Dynamics and Metagenomic Characterization of Marine Viruses in Goseong Bay, Korea.
PLoS ONE, 2017 Viruses are the most abundant biological entities in the oceans, and account for a significant amount of the genetic diversity of marine ecosystems. However, there is little detailed information about the biodiversity of viruses in marine environments ...
Jinik Hwang +4 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2018 Background Mortality episodes have affected young-of-year smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in several river systems in Pennsylvania since 2005. A series of laboratory experiments were performed to determine the potential role of largemouth bass ...
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Exploratory Metaviromic Analysis of the Sea-Rock Pool Mosquito Aedes mariae and the Water of Its Breeding Habitat [PDF]
BiologyThe mosquito-associated virome may modulate host biology and influence vector competence, highlighting the importance of understanding its composition.
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Case report: ranavirus infections in captive eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Japan [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceRanaviruses are broad host-range pathogens that cause fatal infections in ectothermic vertebrates, including fish, amphibians, and reptiles and are considered emerging infectious diseases. This report describes a case of ranavirus infection identified at
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Metagenomic insights into viral dynamics and function in Baijiu [PDF]
Current Research in Food ScienceBaijiu fermentation represents a sophisticated microbial-driven biochemical process mediated by complex microbial consortium. Despite extensive characterization of bacterial and fungal roles in fermentation systems, the virus remains a critical knowledge
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Characterization and Antibody Preparation of the Gene Products of Grouper Iridovirus ORF5L
Aquaculture, Fish and FisheriesGrouper 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.
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Isolation and Characterization of a Frog Virus 3 Strain from a Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) in Wood Buffalo National Park [PDF]
VirusesMembers of the Iridoviridae family, genus Ranavirus, represent a group of globally emerging pathogens of ecological and economic importance. In 2017, an amphibian die-off of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) and boreal chorus frogs (Pseudacris maculata) was ...
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Ranavirus ecology in common frogs (Rana Temporaria) from United Kingdom: transmission dynamics, alternate hosts and host-strain interactions. [PDF]
, 2009 PhDThe ranaviruses (Family: Iridoviridae) are a group of emerging pathogens in amphibians. Ranavirus(es) were introduced to the UK in the late 1980s and have been associated with mass mortality events in common frogs (Rana temporaria) in south east ...
Duffus, Amanda Linda Jean
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The Fourth International Symposium on Ranaviruses: Summary of North American Herpetological Content and Points of Interest [PDF]
, 2020 Ranaviruses are large double stranded DNA viruses from the family Iridoviridae. They are globally distributed and are currently known to affect fish, reptiles and amphibians.
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The Immune System and the Antiviral Responses in Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 The Chinese giant salamander, belonging to an ancient amphibian lineage, is the largest amphibian existing in the world, and is also an important animal for artificial cultivation in China.
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