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The Segment Matters: Probable Reassortment of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) Complicates Phylogenetic Analysis and Inference of Geographical Origin of New Isolate from Bangladesh.
Viruses - 27 Feb 2020
Chaput Dominique L, Bass David, Alam Md Mehedi, Hasan Neaz Al, Stentiford Grant D, Aerle Ronny van, Moore Karen, Bignell John P, Haque Mohammad Mahfujul, Tyler Charles R
Abstract excerpt
Tilapia lake virus (TiLV), a negative sense RNA virus with a 10 segment genome, is an emerging threat to tilapia aquaculture worldwide, with outbreaks causing over 90% mortality reported on several continents since 2014. Following a severe tilapia mortality event in July 2017, we confirmed the presence of TiLV in Bangladesh and obtained the near-complete genome of this isolate, BD-2017. Phylogenetic analysis of...
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