Characterization of a novel close-to-root papillomavirus from a Florida manatee by using multiply primed rolling-circle amplification: Trichechus manatus latirostris papillomavirus type 1.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Keywords
Animals, Base-Sequence, Female, Molecular-Sequence-Data, Open-Reading-Frames, Papillomavirus, Phylogeny, Trichechus-manatus
First Page
12698
Last Page
12702
JAX Source
J Virol 2004 Nov; 78(22):12698-702.
Abstract
By using an isothermal multiply primed rolling-circle amplification protocol, the complete genomic DNA of a novel papillomavirus was amplified from a skin lesion biopsy of a Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), one of the most endangered marine mammals in United States coastal waters. The nucleotide sequence, genome organization, and phylogenetic position of the Trichechus manatus latirostris papillomavirus type 1 (TmPV-1) were determined. TmPV-1 is the first virus isolated from the order of Sirenia. A phylogenetic analysis shows that TmPV-1 is only distantly related to other papillomavirus sequences, and it appears in our phylogenetic tree as a novel close-to-root papillomavirus genus.
Recommended Citation
Rector A,
Bossart GD,
Ghim SJ,
Sundberg JP,
Jenson AB,
Van Ra.
Characterization of a novel close-to-root papillomavirus from a Florida manatee by using multiply primed rolling-circle amplification: Trichechus manatus latirostris papillomavirus type 1. J Virol 2004 Nov; 78(22):12698-702.