Genome comparison of two Coccolithoviruses
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Published on: October 27, 2019
Michael J Allen1, Declan C Schroeder, Andrew Donkin
1Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK. mija@pml.ac.uk
Background:
The Coccolithoviridae is a recently discovered family of viruses that infect the marine coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi. Following on from the sequencing of the type strain EhV-86, we have sequenced a second strain, EhV-163.
Results:
We have sequenced approximately 80% of the EhV-163 genome, equating to more than 200 full length CDSs. Conserved and variable CDSs and a gene replacement have been identified in the EhV-86 and EhV-163 genomes.
Conclusion:
The sequencing of EhV-163 has provided a wealth of information which will aid the re-annotating of the EhV-86 genome and identified a gene insertion in EhV-163.
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