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Journal of Virology, May 2002, p. 4651-4654, Vol. 76, No. 9
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.9.4651-4654.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization and Complete Nucleotide Sequence of an Unusual Reptilian Retrovirus Recovered from the Order Crocodylia

Joanne Martin,* Peter Kabat,,{dagger} Elisabeth Herniou, and Michael Tristem

Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, United Kingdom

Received 17 July 2001/ Accepted 4 February 2002

A novel group of retroviruses found within the order Crocodylia are described. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrate that they are probably the most divergent members of the Retroviridae described to date; even the most conserved regions of Pol show an average of only 23% amino acid identity when compared to other retroviruses.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 (20) 75942306. Fax: 44 (20) 75942339. E-mail: j.martin01{at}ac.ic.uk.

{dagger} Present address: Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 842 45 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

Journal of Virology, May 2002, p. 4651-4654, Vol. 76, No. 9
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.9.4651-4654.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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