title: Complete genome sequence of the European sheatfish virus.
abstract: Viral diseases are an increasing threat to the thriving aquaculture industry worldwide. An emerging group of fish pathogens is formed by several ranaviruses, which have been isolated at different locations from freshwater and seawater fish species since 1985. We report the complete genome sequence of European sheatfish ranavirus (ESV), the first ranavirus isolated in Europe, which causes high mortality rates in infected sheatfish (Silurus glanis) and in other species. Analysis of the genome sequence shows that ESV belongs to the amphibian-like ranaviruses and is closely related to the epizootic hematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV), a disease agent geographically confined to the Australian continent and notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavian
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Bueno
authors.forename: María Pilar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fernández Somalo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alcamí
authors.forename: Alí
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alejo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005060:Europe; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017995:Ranavirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral