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ArticleVirus genes2015

Surveys of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) in the freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) suggest that ERVs in Crocodylus spp. vary between species.

Amanda Y Chong, Shannon R Kjeldsen, Jaime Gongora

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Article in Virus genes, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda Y ChongFaculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Shannon R Kjeldsen
Jaime Gongora
University of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are one of many families of transposable elements present in vertebrate genomes. We have examined the ERV complement of the freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) in order to investigate the diversity of ERVs present and possibility of ERV or retroviral activity in a diseased individual of this species. Amplification and sequencing of the highly conserved retroviral pro-pol domains revealed high levels of sequence variation in these ERVs. Phylogenetic analyses of these ERVs and those previously identified in other crocodilian species suggest that although many crocodilians share the same ERV lineages, the relative numbers of retroelement insertions from each of these lineages may vary greatly between species. The data generated in this study provide evidence for the presence of a unique and varied complement of ERVs in crocodilians. This study has also demonstrated the presence of species-specific evolution in ancient retroviral infections.

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Genetic VariationAlligators and CrocodilesAnimalsEndogenous RetrovirusesEvolution, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyRetroviridae Infections

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