Diverse Microvirus Genomes Identified in the Stomach of a Sharp-Spined Notothen (Trematomus pennellii) from the Ross Sea (East Antarctica)

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Feb 16;12(2):e0123322. doi: 10.1128/mra.01233-22. Epub 2023 Jan 26.

Abstract

Sharp-spined notothen (Trematomus pennellii) is an icefish endemic to the southern ocean. From the stomach of an individual, we identified the genomes of 51 microviruses (family Microviridae). The major capsid proteins of most of these share the closest similarities to those identified in other marine organisms.