title: Permanent draft genomes of four new coccolithoviruses: EhV-18, EhV-145, EhV-156 and EhV-164.
abstract: Coccolithoviruses infect the marine coccolithophorid microalga Emiliania huxleyi. Here, we describe the genomes of four new coccolithoviruses isolated from UK coastal locations. Of particular interest, EhV-18 and EhV-145 encode serine palmitoyltransferase function via two distinct genes, whereas all other coccolithoviruses have SPT as a gene fusion of LCB1/LCB2 domains.
authors.affiliation: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jozef I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Nissimov
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Johnathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Napier
authors.affiliation: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kimmance
authors.affiliation: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom. Electronic address: mija@pml.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016679:Genome, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D058087:Haptophyta / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017862:Phycodnaviridae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D051102:Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D051102:Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase
keywords: Coccolithoviridae; Coccolithovirus; Diversity; Microalgae; Serine palmitoyl transferase; Virus