Complete Sequence of the Smallest Polyomavirus Genome, Giant Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) Polyomavirus 1

Jennifer A Dill; Terry F F Ng; Alvin C Camus

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00391-16

Complete Sequence of the Smallest Polyomavirus Genome, Giant Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) Polyomavirus 1

Genome Announc. 2016 May 19;4(3):e00391-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00391-16.

Authors

Jennifer A Dill¹, Terry F F Ng², Alvin C Camus³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA camus@uga.edu.

Abstract

Polyomaviruses are known to infect mammals and birds. Deep sequencing and metagenomic analysis identified the first polyomavirus from a cartilaginous fish, the giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis). Giant guitarfish polyomavirus 1 (GfPyV1) has typical polyomavirus genome organization, but is the smallest polyomavirus genome (3.96 kb) described to date.

Grants and funding

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.