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Complete genome sequence of Kurlavirus, a novel member of the family Marseilleviridae isolated in Mumbai, India

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The complete genome sequence of Kurlavirus, a new member of the family Marseilleviridae is reported. The Kurlavirus genome was found to encode a remarkable complement of genes homologous to those of other members of the family Marseilleviridae. Interestingly, the Kurlavirus genome contains 71 fewer ORFs than that of Marseillevirus, even though their genome sizes are comparable.

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Research in KK lab is supported by grants from BRNS (2012/37B/26/BRNS/1062), DST (SR/SO/BB-0031/2012) and DBT (BT/PR4808/BRB/10/1029/2012). AC is supported by IIT Bombay Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

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    Anirvan Chatterjee & Kiran Kondabagil

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The annotated genome was uploaded to NCBI (GenBank ID, KY073338.1).

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Chatterjee, A., Kondabagil, K. Complete genome sequence of Kurlavirus, a novel member of the family Marseilleviridae isolated in Mumbai, India. Arch Virol 162, 3243–3245 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-017-3469-z

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