The complete genome sequence of CrRV-Ch01, a new member of the family Rhabdoviridae in the parasitic copepod Caligus rogercresseyi present on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Chile

• Published in: Archives of virology Vol. 163; no. 6; pp. 1657 - 1661
• Main Authors: Økland, Arnfinn Lodden, Skoge, Renate Hvidsten, Nylund, Are
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brief Report; Caligus rogercresseyi; Chile; coasts; Crustaceans; farmed fish; Fish; genome; Genomes; Infectious Diseases; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Medical Microbiology; Norway; Nucleotide sequence; nucleotide sequences; parasites; Phylogeny; proteins; Rhabdoviridae; Salmo salar; Salmon; Virology; viruses; Chile; Norway
• ISSN: 0304-8608; 1432-8798; 1432-8798
• DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3768-z

We have determined the complete genome sequence of a new rhabdovirus, tentatively named Caligus rogercresseyi rhabdovirus Ch01 (CrRV-Ch01), which was found in the parasite Caligus rogercresseyi , present on farmed Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) in Chile. The genome encodes the five canonical rhabdovirus proteins in addition to an unknown protein, in the order N-P-M-U (unknown)-G-L. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus clusters with two rhabdoviruses (Lepeophtheirus salmonis rhabdovirus No9 and Lepeophtheirus salmonis rhabdovirus No127) obtained from another parasitic caligid, Lepeophtheirus salmonis , present on farmed Atlantic salmon on the west coast of Norway.