title: Seasonal distribution of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in Lake Biwa, Japan.
abstract: The seasonal distribution of the cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) in Lake Biwa, Japan, was investigated. CyHV-3 was distributed all over the lake 5 years after the first outbreak. The mean concentration of CyHV-3 in water showed annual oscillation, with a peak in the summer and a trough in winter. Our results suggested that CyHV-3 is present at high density in reductive environments, such as reed zones and turbid or eutrophic water.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Motoyama 457-4, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan. minamoto@chikyu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minamoto
authors.forename: Mie N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Honjo
authors.forename: Zen'ichiro
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kawabata
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000821:virology*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012621:Seasons; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral