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Preliminary characterization of Tasmanian aquareovirus (TSRV) isolates

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In an attempt to determine whether or not genetic variants of the Tasmanian strain of Atlantic salmon aquareovirus (TSRV) exist, 14 isolates of TSRV, originating from various locations in Tasmania, covering a 20-year period (1990–2010), obtained from various host species and tissues, and isolated on different cell lines, were selected for this study. Two categories, termed “typical” and “atypical”, of variants of TSRV were identified based on preliminary genotypic and phenotypic characterization carried out on these 14 different isolates. In addition, electron microscopic examination indicated the existence of at least three variants based on viral particle size. Finally, this study demonstrated the existence of at least one new variant of TSRV isolates, other than the more commonly isolated typical TSRV isolates, in farmed Tasmanian Atlantic salmon.

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    Present address: School of Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, University Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

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  1. National Centre for Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, 7248, Australia

    Sandra C. Zainathan & Barbara F. Nowak

  2. Department of Primary Industries, Park, Water and Environment, Launceston, TAS, 7248, Australia

    Jeremy Carson

  3. CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia

    Mark St. J. Crane, Lynette M. Williams, John Hoad, Nicholas J. G. Moody, Nicholas Gudkovs, Sandra Crameri, Alex D. Hyatt & John Young

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This study was funded by the University of Tasmania and Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. No particular research grants were involved.

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Zainathan, S.C., Carson, J., Crane, M.S.J. et al. Preliminary characterization of Tasmanian aquareovirus (TSRV) isolates. Arch Virol 162, 625–634 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-3132-0

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