Seasonal distribution of cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in Lake Biwa, Japan.
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.
Minamoto
Toshifumi
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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Motoyama 457-4, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan. minamoto@chikyu.ac.jp
Honjo
Mie N
MN
Kawabata
Zen'ichiro
Z
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
D004279:DNA, Viral