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

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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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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

    Satoshi Koyama & Chihiro Sakai

  2. School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK

    Cathleen E. Thomas

  3. Research and Development Center for Marine Biosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

    Takuro Nunoura & Syun-ichi Urayama

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Koyama, S., Sakai, C., Thomas, C.E. et al. A new member of the family Totiviridae associated with arboreal ants (Camponotus nipponicus). Arch Virol 161, 2043–2045 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-2876-x

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