Publication Abstract

Proposal for a fourth aquabirnavirus serogroup

Dixon*, P.F., Ngoh, G.-H., Stone*, D.M., Chang, S.F., Way*, K and Kueh, S.L.F.

Four putative aquabirnaviruses, based on morphology, nucleic acid type and partial RNA dependant RNA polymerase gene (VP1) sequence, isolated from three tropical freshwater fish species were not neutralised by antisera against type members of the Aquabirnavirus genus Serogroups A, B or C. Antisera produced against two of the isolates neutralised the homologous and heterologous isolates, but not any type member of Aquabirnavirus Serogroups A, B or C. The serological comparisons suggest that the four isolates should be regarded as members of a fourth Aquabirnavirus Serogroup, D.

Reference:

Dixon*, P.F., Ngoh, G.-H., Stone*, D.M., Chang, S.F., Way*, K and Kueh, S.L.F.  (2008) Proposal for a fourth aquabirnavirus serogroup, Archives of Virology 153(10):1937-1941.