A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:
Beterams, G., B. Bottcher and M. Nassal (2000). Packaging of up to 240 subunits of a 17 kDa nuclease into the interior of recombinant hepatitis B virus capsids. FEBS Lett 481: 169-176. [PubMed]
Lars Magnius*
Hepadnaviridae Study Group Chair
Ulf Lundahl´s Foundation
Tjärhovsgatan 34
Box 11186
10061 Stockholm, Sweden
E-mail: lars.magnius@gmail.com
William S. Mason
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia
PA 19111
USA
E-mail: ws_mason@fccc.edu
Metagenomic sequence analysis of lip tissues from bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus, Perciformes, Actinopterygii) with orocutaneous neoplasms in two fish populations from an aquarium in Georgia USA revealed hepadnavirus-like sequences, which were further confirmed by PCR amplification and sequencing with specific primers. This virus is designated as bluegill hepatitis B virus, (BGHBV).
