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A new genotype of lymphocystivirus, LCDV-RF, from lymphocystis diseased rockfish.
Archives of virology - 1 Mar 2006
Kitamura S-I, Jung S-J, Kim W-S, Nishizawa T, Yoshimizu M, Oh M-J
Abstract excerpt
Lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV) is the causative agent of lymphocystis disease. In this study, nucleotide sequences of the major capsid protein (MCP) gene were analyzed among LCDV isolates from Japanese flounder and rockfish. A phylogenetic tree revealed three clusters for lymphocystiviruses. The first cluster included Japanese flounder isolates; the second cluster consisted of rockfish isolates; and the...
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