Novel Circular Rep-Encoding Single-Stranded DNA Viruses Detected in Treated Wastewater

Karyna Rosario; Christina M Morrison; Kaitlin A Mettel; Walter Q Betancourt

doi:10.1128/MRA.00318-19

Novel Circular Rep-Encoding Single-Stranded DNA Viruses Detected in Treated Wastewater

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 May 2;8(18):e00318-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00318-19.

Authors

Karyna Rosario¹, Christina M Morrison², Kaitlin A Mettel³, Walter Q Betancourt²

Affiliations

¹ College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA krosari2@mail.usf.edu.
² Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
³ College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Abstract

Here, we present the complete genome sequences of three circular replication-associated protein (Rep)-encoding single-stranded DNA (CRESS DNA) viruses detected in secondary treated and disinfected wastewater effluent. The discovered viruses, named wastewater CRESS DNA virus (WCDV)-1 to -3, represent novel viral species that seem to persist in wastewater effluent.