Genome comparison of two Coccolithoviruses.
BACKGROUND
The Coccolithoviridae is a recently discovered family of viruses that infect the marine coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi. Following on from the sequencing of the type strain EhV-86, we have sequenced a second strain, EhV-163.


RESULTS
We have sequenced approximately 80% of the EhV-163 genome, equating to more than 200 full length CDSs. Conserved and variable CDSs and a gene replacement have been identified in the EhV-86 and EhV-163 genomes.


CONCLUSIONS
The sequencing of EhV-163 has provided a wealth of information which will aid the re-annotating of the EhV-86 genome and identified a gene insertion in EhV-163.
Allen
Michael J
MJ
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK. mija@pml.ac.uk
Schroeder
Declan C
DC
Donkin
Andrew
A
Crawfurd
Katharine J
KJ
Wilson
William H
WH
D001483:Base Sequence; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D016679:Genome, Viral; D023281:Genomics; D017862:Phycodnaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid