First molecular evidence for the existence of distinct fish and snake adenoviruses.
From adenovirus-like viruses originating from a fish and a snake species, a conserved part of the adenoviral DNA polymerase gene was PCR amplified, cloned and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the snake adenovirus is closely related to the members of the proposed genus Atadenovirus, whereas the fish isolate seems to represent a separate cluster, likely a new genus.
Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1581 Budapest, Hungary. benko@vmri.hu
Mária
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Benkó
Péter
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Elo
Krisztina
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Ursu
Winfried
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Ahne
Scott E
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LaPatra
Darelle
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Thomson
Balázs
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Harrach
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005399:Fishes / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012911:Snakes / Q000821:virology*
D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase