Genome Sequences of Two Marsupial Simplex Viruses, Macropodid Alphaherpesviruses 2 and 4.

Paola K Vaz Timothy J Mahony Carol A HartleyJ MothaJoanne M Devlin

Published in: Microbiology resource announcements (2021)

We present the genome sequences of macropodid alphaherpesviruses 2 and 4, two closely related pathogens of macropods. Both encoded 68 nonredundant open reading frames (ORFs) and share 90.6% genome-wide nucleotide identity. These viruses are associated with fatal outbreaks of disease in multiple marsupial species. These sequences will be important for the development of new diagnostic tools.

Keyphrases

genome wide
genetic diversity
dna methylation
minimally invasive
working memory
copy number
gram negative
gene expression
drug induced