title: Phylogenetic analysis of a frog virus 3-like ranavirus found at a site with recurrent mortality and morbidity events in southeastern Ontario, Canada: partial major capsid protein sequence alone is not sufficient for fine-scale differentiation.
abstract: Ranaviruses are emerging pathogens of amphibians. We examined the phylogenetic relationship of ranaviruses from infected Lithobates sylvaticus tadpoles 2001-2004 from Oliver Pond, Ontario, Canada. The isolates sequenced are primarily frog virus 3-like, but because of sequence convergence, finer-scale analysis based on the major capsid protein was uninformative.
authors.affiliation: Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gordon State College, Barnesville, GA 30204, USA. aduffus@gordonstate.edu
authors.forename: Amanda L J
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Duffus
authors.forename: Abby M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D007814:Larva; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D017995:Ranavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D011898:Ranidae / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins