Complete genome sequence of white sturgeon herpesvirus 2 isolated from farmed white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

Andor Doszpoly; Kuttichantran Subramaniam; Karen Kerr; Andrew J Davison; Thomas B Waltzek

doi:10.1128/mra.00420-24

Complete genome sequence of white sturgeon herpesvirus 2 isolated from farmed white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Nov 12;13(11):e0042024. doi: 10.1128/mra.00420-24. Epub 2024 Sep 30.

Authors

Andor Doszpoly¹, Kuttichantran Subramaniam², Karen Kerr³, Andrew J Davison³, Thomas B Waltzek⁴

Affiliations

¹ HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary.
² Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
³ MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
⁴ Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, Washington, USA.

Abstract

The complete genome sequence of white sturgeon herpesvirus 2 (strain UC Davis) was determined. Comparative genomic analyses confirmed the classification of this virus in the species Ictavirus acipenseridallo2 in the family Alloherpesviridae.

Keywords: Acipenser transmontanus; Alloherpesviridae; genome; sturgeon; white sturgeon herpesvirus 2.

Grants and funding

MC_UU_12014/3/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom