Permanent draft genomes of four new coccolithoviruses: EhV-18, EhV-145, EhV-156 and EhV-164

Jozef I Nissimov; Johnathan A Napier; Susan A Kimmance; Michael J Allen

doi:10.1016/j.margen.2014.02.004

Permanent draft genomes of four new coccolithoviruses: EhV-18, EhV-145, EhV-156 and EhV-164

Mar Genomics. 2014 Jun:15:7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 Mar 13.

Authors

Jozef I Nissimov¹, Johnathan A Napier², Susan A Kimmance¹, Michael J Allen³

Affiliations

¹ Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
² Department of Biological Chemistry, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
³ Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom. Electronic address: mija@pml.ac.uk.

PMID: 24631268
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.02.004

Abstract

Coccolithoviruses infect the marine coccolithophorid microalga Emiliania huxleyi. Here, we describe the genomes of four new coccolithoviruses isolated from UK coastal locations. Of particular interest, EhV-18 and EhV-145 encode serine palmitoyltransferase function via two distinct genes, whereas all other coccolithoviruses have SPT as a gene fusion of LCB1/LCB2 domains.

Keywords: Coccolithoviridae; Coccolithovirus; Diversity; Microalgae; Serine palmitoyl transferase; Virus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
Genome, Viral / genetics*
Haptophyta / virology*
Molecular Sequence Data
Phycodnaviridae / enzymology
Phycodnaviridae / genetics*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase / genetics
Species Specificity
United Kingdom

Substances

Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase

Associated data

GENBANK/KF481685
GENBANK/KF481686
GENBANK/KF481687
GENBANK/KF481688