Characterization of a Novel Megalocytivirus Isolated from European Chub (Squalius cephalus) [PDF]
Viruses, 2019 A novel virus from moribund European chub (Squalius cephalus) was isolated on epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cells. Transmission electron microscopic examination revealed abundant non-enveloped, hexagonal virus particles in the cytoplasm of infected
Maya A. Halaly +6 more
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Complete genome sequence of a Megalocytivirus (family Iridoviridae) associated with turbot mortality in China [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2010 Background Turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV) causes serious systemic diseases with high mortality in the cultured turbot, Scophthalmus maximus. We here sequenced and analyzed the complete genome of TRBIV, which was identified in Shandong province ...
Yang Bing +3 more
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Megalocytiviruses in ornamental fish: A review [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2020 Iridoviruses, especially megalocytiviruses, are related to severe disease resulting in high economic losses in the aquaculture industry worldwide. The ornamental fish industry has been affected severely due to Megalocytivirus infections.
Che Azarulzaman Che Johan +1 more
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Viruses, 2020 The Megalocytivirus genus includes three genotypes, red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV), infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV), and turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV), and has caused mass mortalities in various marine and freshwater fish ...
Jia-Ming Tsai +2 more
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P247 and p523: two in vivo-expressed megalocytivirus proteins that induce protective immunity and are essential to viral infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Megalocytivirus is a DNA virus with a broad host range among teleost fish. Although the complete genome sequences of a number of megalocytivirus isolates have been reported, the functions of most of the genes of this virus are unknown.
Jian Zhang, Bao Cun Zhang, Li Sun
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A novel viral SOCS from infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus: interacts with Jak1 and inhibits IFN-α induced Stat1/3 activation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Interferon (IFN)-induced Janus kinase (Jak)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat) pathway is important in controlling immune responses and is negatively response-regulated by the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins. However,
Chang-Jun Guo +6 more
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Megalocytivirus Infections in Fish, with Emphasis on Ornamental Species
EDIS, 2013 This document is about megalocytiviruses, a group of fish viruses in the family Iridoviridae, which cause systemic infections in various freshwater and marine fish species1.
Roy Yanong, Thomas B. Waltzek
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Long-Read Metagenomics Reveals Temporal DNA Virome Dynamics and Recovers Sequences of a Major Viral Pathogen at a Sea-Cage Fish Farm [PDF]
MicroorganismsCoastal sea-cage aquaculture environments support dynamic microbial communities, yet their viral components remain poorly characterized. This study profiled DNA viral-like reads recovered from total metagenomes of iron-flocculated seawater concentrates ...
Ahran Kim +7 more
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Isolation, Identification and Characterization of a Novel Megalocytivirus from Cultured Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from Southern California, USA [PDF]
Animals, 2021 In spring 2019, diseased four-month-old tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from an aquaculture farm in Southern California, USA were received for diagnostic evaluation with signs of lethargy, anorexia, abnormal swimming, and low-level mortalities.
Khalid Shahin +9 more
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Genetic and Pathogenic Characterization of a New Iridovirus Isolated from Cage-Cultured Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) in China [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Iridoviruses are an important pathogen of ectothermic vertebrates and are considered a significant threat to aquacultural fish production. Recently, one of the most economically important marine species in China, the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys ...
Gengshen Wang +9 more
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