Marine Science Faculty Publications
Discovery of a Novel Circular DNA Virus in the Forbes Sea Star, Asterias forbesi
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Keywords
Whole Genome Amplification, Viral Metagenomics, Keystone Predator, Major Open Reading Frame, Viral Contigs
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-015-2503-2
Abstract
A single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) virus, Asterias forbesi-associated circular virus (AfaCV), was discovered in a Forbes sea star displaying symptoms of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). The AfaCV genome organization is typical of circular Rep-encoding ssDNA (CRESS-DNA) viruses and is similar to that of members of the family Circoviridae. PCR-based surveys indicate that AfaCV is not clearly associated with SSWD, whereas the sea star-associated densovirus (SSaDV), recently implicated in SSWD in the Pacific, was prevalent in symptomatic specimens. AfaCV represents the first CRESS-DNA virus detected in echinoderms, adding to the growing diversity of these viruses recently recovered from invertebrates.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Archives of Virology, v. 160, issue 9, p 2349–2351
Scholar Commons Citation
Fahsbender, Elizabeth; Hewson, Ian; Rosario, Karyna; Tuttle, Allison; Varsani, Arvind; and Breitbart, Mya, "Discovery of a Novel Circular DNA Virus in the Forbes Sea Star, Asterias forbesi" (2015). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 715.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/715
