Novel RNA virus genome discovered in Ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) from Hawaii

Brettell, Laura; Mordecai, GJ; Pachori, P; Martin, SJ

Abstract

Here we report the full genome sequence of Milolii virus, a novel single stranded (positive sense) RNA virus discovered from Tapinoma melanocephalum ants in Hawaii. The genome is 10,475 nucleotides long encoding a polyprotein of 3304 amino acids.

Citation

Brettell, L., Mordecai, G., Pachori, P., & Martin, S. (2017). Novel RNA virus genome discovered in Ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) from Hawaii. Genome Announcements, 5(30), https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00669-17

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 12, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jul 27, 2017
• Publication Date: Jul 27, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 14, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 8, 2017
• Journal: Genome Announcements
• Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00669-17
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00669-17
• Related Public URLs: http://genomea.asm.org/