Complete Genome Sequences of Two Japanese Eel Endothelial Cell-Infecting Virus Strains Isolated in Japan

Yuki Naoi; Sachiko Okazaki; Yukie Katayama; Tsutomu Omatsu; Shin-Ichi Ono; Tetsuya Mizutani

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01236-15

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Japanese Eel Endothelial Cell-Infecting Virus Strains Isolated in Japan

Genome Announc. 2015 Nov 12;3(6):e01236-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01236-15.

Authors

Yuki Naoi¹, Sachiko Okazaki², Yukie Katayama¹, Tsutomu Omatsu², Shin-Ichi Ono³, Tetsuya Mizutani⁴

Affiliations

¹ Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan.
² Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
³ School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.
⁴ Research and Education Center for Prevention of Global Infectious Diseases of Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan tmizutan@cc.tuat.ac.jp.

Abstract

Japanese eel endothelial cell-infecting virus (JEECV) causes viral endothelial cell necrosis of eel (VECNE), resulting in severe economic losses in eel aquaculture in Japan. Here, we report the complete genome sequences of two new JEECV strains isolated from farmed Japanese eels.