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Journal of Virology, October 2009, p. 10305-10308, Vol. 83, No. 19
0022-538X/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.00668-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Distribution of Endogenous Retroviruses in Crocodilians{triangledown}

Weerachai Jaratlerdsiri,1 Clara J. Rodríguez-Zárate,1 Sally R. Isberg,1,2 Chandramaya Siska Damayanti,1 Lee G. Miles,1 Nantarika Chansue,3 Chris Moran,1 Lorna Melville,4 and Jaime Gongora1*

Centre for Advanced Technologies in Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, RMC Gunn Building, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia,1 Porosus Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 86, Palmerston, Northern Territory 0831, Australia,2 Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand,3 OIC Berrimah Veterinary Laboratories, Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines, GPO Box 3000 Darwin, Northern Territory 0801, Australia4

Received 1 April 2009/ Accepted 6 July 2009

Knowledge of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) in crocodilians (Crocodylia) is limited, and their distribution among extant species is unclear. Here we analyzed the phylogenetic relationships of these retroelements in 20 species of crocodilians by studying the pro-pol gene. The results showed that crocodilian ERVs (CERVs) cluster into two major clades (CERV 1 and CERV 2). CERV 1 clustered as a sister group of the genus Gammaretrovirus, while CERV 2 clustered distantly with respect to all known ERVs. Interestingly, CERV 1 was found only in crocodiles (Crocodylidae). The data generated here could assist future studies aimed at identifying orthologous and paralogous ERVs among crocodilians.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centre for Advanced Technologies in Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, RMC Gunn Building, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia. Phone: 011-61-2 9036 9348. Fax: 011-61-2 9351 3957. E-mail: j.gongora{at}usyd.edu.au

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 15 July 2009.

Journal of Virology, October 2009, p. 10305-10308, Vol. 83, No. 19
0022-538X/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.00668-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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