Genomic characterization of two ranavirus isolates identified from a gopher frog ( Lithobates capito ) and a striped newt ( Notophthalmus perstriatus ) during a mass mortality event in Florida.
Arik M HartmannKuttichantran SubramaniamCody ConradPedro H O ViadannaThomas B WaltzekAna V LongoPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2024)
Two ranavirus isolates were recovered from anuran and salamander samples collected during an amphibian mass mortality event in North-Central Florida in 2021. Phylogenetic analyses of the full genomes confirmed that the two isolates were nearly identical and strains of the species Frog virus 3 .