Marine Science Faculty Publications
Novel Cyclovirus Discovered in the Florida Woods Cockroach Eurycotis floridana (Walker)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2013
Keywords
Fecal Matter, Insect Prey, Alternative Donor, Number JX569794, Accession Number JX569794
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-013-1606-x
Abstract
A novel cyclovirus (proposed genus “Cyclovirus”, family Circoviridae) was discovered in a specimen of Eurycotis floridana (Walker), also known as the Florida woods cockroach or palmetto bug, collected from Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Florida woods cockroach–associated cyclovirus GS140 (FWCasCyV-GS140) was obtained through a degenerate PCR assay and showed 64 % genome-wide pairwise identity to a cyclovirus identified in bat feces. This finding supports recent reports suggesting that Circoviridae members, traditionally thought to only infect vertebrates, are present within insect populations.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Archives of Virology, v. 158, issue 6, p. 1389-1392
Scholar Commons Citation
Padilla-Rodriguez, Marco; Rosario, Karyna; and Breitbart, Mya, "Novel Cyclovirus Discovered in the Florida Woods Cockroach Eurycotis floridana (Walker)" (2013). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 737.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/737
