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A new member of the family Totiviridae associated with arboreal ants (Camponotus nipponicus)

Authors: Satoshi Koyama, Chihiro Sakai, Cathleen E. Thomas, Takuro Nunoura, Syun-ichi Urayama

Published in: Archives of Virology | Issue 7/2016

Abstract

A putative new member of the family Totiviridae was identified in arboreal ants (Camponotus nipponicus). The viral dsRNA consisted of 5,713 nt with two overlapping open reading frames (ORFs). ORF1 encodes a putative capsid protein. ORF2 encodes a viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). ORF2 could be translated as a fusion protein with the ORF1 product through a -1 frameshift in the overlapping ORF1. Phylogenetic analysis based on the RdRp revealed that the virus from C. nipponicus is closely related to Camponotus yamaokai virus, a member of the family Totiviridae, from another ant species. The name Camponotus nipponicus virus (CNV) is proposed for the new virus.

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Title: A new member of the family Totiviridae associated with arboreal ants (Camponotus nipponicus)
Authors: Satoshi Koyama
Chihiro Sakai
Cathleen E. Thomas
Takuro Nunoura
Syun-ichi Urayama
Publication date: 01-07-2016
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Virology / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-2876-x

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