Genomic sequencing of a frog virus 3 strain from cultured American bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Brazil

Claudia Maris Ferreira; Kuttichantran Subramaniam; Ricardo Luiz Moro de Sousa; Loiane S Tavares; Thaís C Corrêa; Thomas B Waltzek

doi:10.1007/s00705-021-05094-y

Genomic sequencing of a frog virus 3 strain from cultured American bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Brazil

Arch Virol. 2021 Jul;166(7):1961-1964. doi: 10.1007/s00705-021-05094-y. Epub 2021 May 13.

Authors

Claudia Maris Ferreira¹, Kuttichantran Subramaniam², Ricardo Luiz Moro de Sousa³, Loiane S Tavares³, Thaís C Corrêa³, Thomas B Waltzek²

Affiliations

¹ Fisheries Institute, APTA, SAA, Av Francisco Matarazzo, 455, Agua Branca, São Paulo, Brazil. [email protected].
² Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
³ University of São Paulo, USP, FZEA, Pirassununga, Brazil.

PMID: 33983503
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05094-y

Abstract

Frog virus 3 (FV3) was detected in cultured bullfrogs in Southeast Brazil. Phylodynamic analysis revealed recombination events in this strain that were nearly identical to those detected in North American and Brazilian FV3 strains. These data suggest that international trade of live bullfrogs has spread recombinant strains of FV3.

MeSH terms

Animals
Brazil
DNA Virus Infections / virology
Genome, Viral / genetics*
Genomics / methods
North America
Rana catesbeiana / virology*
Ranavirus / genetics*
Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods

Grants and funding

Process no 2019/02075-4/Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo