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Detection and molecular characterization of Lymphocystivirus in Brazilian ornamental fish

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The aim of this study is to report the occurrence of Lymphocystivirus in Brazilian ornamental fish. From 25 ornamental fish species submitted for molecular diagnosis, only one sample (Pomacanthus imperator) was positive, and its viral nucleotide sequence obtained clustered with sequences of genotype VII. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the genetic characterization of Lymphocystivirus in Brazil.

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This research was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, No. 2014/04327-7 and No. 2012/08846-3).

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  1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenue Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil

    Samara Rita de Lucca Maganha, Sabrina Ribeiro de Almeida-Queiroz, Andrezza Maria Fernandes & Ricardo Luiz Moro de Sousa

  2. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenue Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900, Brazil

    Pedro Henrique Magalhães Cardoso & Simone de Carvalho Balian

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de Lucca Maganha, S.R., Cardoso, P.H.M., de Carvalho Balian, S. et al. Detection and molecular characterization of Lymphocystivirus in Brazilian ornamental fish. Braz J Microbiol 51, 531–535 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-019-00196-x

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