Abstract
Coccolithoviruses infect the marine coccolithophorid microalga Emiliania huxleyi. Here, we describe the genomes of four new coccolithoviruses isolated from UK coastal locations. Of particular interest, EhV-18 and EhV-145 encode serine palmitoyltransferase function via two distinct genes, whereas all other coccolithoviruses have SPT as a gene fusion of LCB1/LCB2 domains.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7-8 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Marine Genomics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Early online date | 13 Mar 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Coccolithoviridae
- Coccolithovirus
- Diversity
- Microalgae
- Serine palmitoyl transferase
- Virus