A novel lymphocystivirus causing typical signs of lymphocystis virus disease in whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) on the coast of Uruguay was detected and described recently. Based on genetic analysis of some partially sequenced core genes, the virus seemed to differ from previously described members of the genus Lymphocystivirus. In this study, using next-generation sequencing, the whole genome of this virus was sequenced and analysed. The complete genome was found to be 211,086 bp in size, containing 148 predicted protein-coding regions, including the 26 core genes that seem to have a homologue in every iridovirus genome sequenced to date. Considering the current species demarcation criteria for the family Iridoviridae (genome organization, G+C content, amino acid sequence similarity, and phylogenetic relatedness of the core genes), the establishment of a novel species ("Lymphocystis disease virus 4") in the genus Lymphocystivirus is suggested.

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在白嘴鲈（Micropogonias furnieri）中检测到的新型淋巴囊病毒的完整基因组序列和分析：淋巴囊病病毒4。

最近发现并描述了一种新型的淋巴囊病毒，该病毒在乌拉圭海岸的白嘴鲈（Micropogonias furnieri）中引起典型的淋巴囊病毒病迹象。根据对一些部分测序的核心基因的遗传分析，该病毒似乎不同于先前描述的淋巴囊病毒属成员。在这项研究中，使用下一代测序技术，对该病毒的整个基因组进行了测序和分析。发现完整的基因组大小为211,086 bp，包含148个预测的蛋白质编码区，包括26个核心基因，这些基因似乎在迄今为止测序的每个虹膜病毒基因组中都具有同源性。考虑到虹膜病毒科的当前物种划分标准（基因组组织，G + C含量，氨基酸序列相似性和核心基因的系统发育相关性），