The Genome of Salmonid Herpesvirus 1

Andrew J . Davison The Genome of Salmonid Herpesvirus

Primary structure of the alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 genome.

Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 (AHV-1) causes wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever, a lymphoproliferative syndrome in ungulate species other than the natural host. Based on biological properties and limited structural data, it has been classified as a member of the genus Rhadinovirus of the subfamily Gammaherpes-virinae. Here, we report on cloning and structural analysis of the complete g...

Preliminary characterization of the alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 genome.

Alcelaphine herpesvirus type 1 (AHV-1) is a causative agent of the fatal lymphoproliferative disease malignant catarrhal fever in deer and cattle. The genomes of the attenuated WC11 isolate and the virulent C500 isolate have been studied. The genome of WC11 comprises a region of unique DNA of approximately 130 kbp, which has a G + C content of 50%, and approximately 30 kbp of additional tandem ...

The genome of turkey herpesvirus.

Here we present the first complete genomic sequence of Marek's disease virus serotype 3 (MDV3), also known as turkey herpesvirus (HVT). The 159,160-bp genome encodes an estimated 99 putative proteins and resembles alphaherpesviruses in genomic organization and gene content. HVT is very similar to MDV1 and MDV2 within the unique long (UL) and unique short (US) genomic regions, where homologous g...

Genome Sequence of Human Herpesvirus 7 Strain UCL-1

The sequence of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) strain UCL-1 was determined using target enrichment and next-generation sequencing methods. We have identified 86 putative open reading frames (ORFs), and comparative sequence analyses demonstrate that this strain is closely related to the previously sequenced HHV-7 strains RK and JI.