Lars Magnius*
Hepadnaviridae Study Group Chair
Ulf Lundahl´s Foundation
Tjärhovsgatan 34
Box 11186
10061 Stockholm, Sweden
E-mail: [email protected]
William S. Mason
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia
PA 19111
USA
E-mail: [email protected]
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).
Lars Magnius, William S. Mason, John Taylor, Michael Kann, Dieter Glebe, Paul Dény, Camille Sureau and Helene Norder
Mastadenoviruses infect mammals only, and have been distinguished traditionally from members of other adenovirus genera by serology (since genus members share complement-fixing antigen). Only mastadenoviruses have proteins IX and V.
