Complete genome sequence of Le Blanc virus, a third Caenorhabditis nematode-infecting virus

J Virol. 2012 Nov;86(21):11940. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02025-12.

Abstract

Orsay virus and Santeuil virus, the first known viruses capable of naturally infecting the nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans and Caenorhabditis briggsae, respectively, were recently identified by high-throughput sequencing of wild Caenorhabditis strains. By similar analysis of another wild C. briggsae isolate, we have now discovered and sequenced the complete genome of a third novel virus, Le Blanc virus, that is distantly related to Orsay and Santeuil viruses. All three viruses are positive-sense RNA viruses with bipartite genomes that are most closely related to nodaviruses. Identification of a third virus capable of infecting Caenorhabditis nematodes enables comparative analysis of this clade of viruses and strengthens this model for investigating virus-host interactions.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Caenorhabditis / virology
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA Viruses / classification
  • RNA Viruses / genetics*
  • RNA Viruses / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JQ943579
  • GENBANK/JQ943580