Complete genome sequence of invertebrate iridescent virus 22 isolated from a blackfly larva

Benoit Piegu (1) , Sébastien Guizard (1) , Tatsinda Spears (2) , Corinne Cruaud (3, 4) , Arnaud Couloux (3, 4) , Dennis Bideshi (5, 6) , Brian A. Federici (7, 6) , Yves Bigot (1)

1 PRC - Physiologie de la reproduction et des comportements [Nouzilly]
2 Department of Entomology and Interdepartmental Graduate Programs in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
3 CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
4 GENOSCOPE - Genoscope - Centre national de séquençage [Evry]
5 Department of Entomology
6 Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
7 Department of Entomology and Interdepartmental Graduate Programs in Cel

Members of the family Iridoviridae are animal viruses that infect only invertebrates and poikilothermic vertebrates. The invertebrate iridovirus 22 (IIV22) was originally isolated from the larva of a blackfly (Simulium spp., order Diptera) found in the Ystwyth river, near Aberystwyth, Wales. IIV22 virions are icosahedral, have a diameter of about 130 nm, and contain a dsDNA genome that is 197.7 kbp in length, 28.05 % in GC content and contains 167 coding sequences. Here, we describe the complete genome sequence of this virus and its annotation. This is the fourth genome sequence of an invertebrate iridovirus reported.

Domaines: Autre [q-bio.OT]

Benoit Piegu, Sébastien Guizard, Tatsinda Spears, Corinne Cruaud, Arnaud Couloux, et al.. Complete genome sequence of invertebrate iridescent virus 22 isolated from a blackfly larva. Journal of General Virology, 2013, 94 (9), pp.2112-2116. ⟨10.1099/vir.0.054213-0⟩. ⟨hal-01129740⟩