Journal article
Genome Sequences of Two Marsupial Simplex Viruses, Macropodid Alphaherpesviruses 2 and 4
PK Vaz, TJ Mahony, CA Hartley, J Motha, JM Devlin
MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1128/MRA.01189-20
Abstract
We present the genome sequences of macropodid alphaherpesviruses 2 and 4, two closely related pathogens of macropods. Both encoded 68 nonredundant open reading frames (ORFs) and share 90.6% genome-wide nucleotide identity. These viruses are associated with fatal outbreaks of disease in multiple marsupial species. These sequences will be important for the development of new diagnostic tools.
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was primarily funded by the Hermon Slade Foundation and by the Ian Potter Foundation. P.K.V. and J.M.D. were supported by the Australian Research Council.