The complete genome sequence of CrRV-Ch01, a new member of the family Rhabdoviridae in the parasitic copepod Caligus rogercresseyi present on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chile

Arch Virol. 2018 Jun;163(6):1657-1661. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-3768-z. Epub 2018 Feb 14.

Abstract

We have determined the complete genome sequence of a new rhabdovirus, tentatively named Caligus rogercresseyi rhabdovirus Ch01 (CrRV-Ch01), which was found in the parasite Caligus rogercresseyi, present on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chile. The genome encodes the five canonical rhabdovirus proteins in addition to an unknown protein, in the order N-P-M-U (unknown)-G-L. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus clusters with two rhabdoviruses (Lepeophtheirus salmonis rhabdovirus No9 and Lepeophtheirus salmonis rhabdovirus No127) obtained from another parasitic caligid, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, present on farmed Atlantic salmon on the west coast of Norway.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chile
  • Copepoda / virology
  • Fish Diseases / parasitology
  • Fish Diseases / virology*
  • Fisheries
  • Founder Effect
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny*
  • Rhabdoviridae / classification
  • Rhabdoviridae / genetics*
  • Rhabdoviridae / isolation & purification
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections / virology
  • Salmo salar / parasitology
  • Salmo salar / virology*
  • Whole Genome Sequencing