title: Genomic characterization and taxonomic position of a rhabdovirus from a hybrid snakehead.
abstract: A new rhabdovirus, tentatively designated as hybrid snakehead rhabdovirus C1207 (HSHRV-C1207), was first isolated from a moribund hybrid snakehead (Channa maculata×Channa argus) in China. We present the complete genome sequence of HSHRV-C1207 and a comprehensive sequence comparison between HSHRV-C1207 and other rhabdoviruses. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis revealed that HSHRV-C1207 shared the highest degree of homology with Monopterus albus rhabdovirus and Siniperca chuatsi rhabdovirus. All three viruses clustered into a single group that was distinct from the recognized genera in the family Rhabdoviridae. Our analysis suggests that HSHRV-C1207, as well as MARV and SCRV, should be assigned to a new rhabdovirus genus.
authors.affiliation: Pearl River Fishery Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510380, China, zww8810303@163.com.
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Shuqin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002678:Chimera; D002681:China; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005399:Fishes / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D012209:Rhabdoviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral