Complete genome sequence of invertebrate iridovirus IIV-25  isolated from a blackfly larva.
Members of the family Iridoviridae are animal viruses that infect only invertebrates and poikilothermic vertebrates. Invertebrate iridovirus 25 (IIV-25) was originally isolated from the larva of a blackfly (Simulium spp., order Diptera) found in the Ystwyth river near Aberystwyth, Wales. IIV-25 virions are icosahedral, have a diameter of ~130 nm, and contain a dsDNA genome of 204.8 kbp, with a G+C content of 30.32 %, that codes for 177 proteins. Here, we describe the complete genome sequence of this virus and its annotation. This is the fifth genome sequence of an invertebrate iridovirus reported.
Benoît
B
Piégu
Sébastien
S
Guizard
Tatsinda
T
Spears
Corinne
C
Cruaud
Arnault
A
Couloux
Dennis K
DK
Bideshi
Brian A
BA
Federici
Yves
Y
Bigot
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000821:virology*; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D016679:Genome, Viral; D017994:Iridovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007814:Larva / Q000821:virology