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A new polycipivirus identified in Colobopsis shohki

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A new polycipivirus was identified in the arboreal ant Colobopsis shohki. The viral RNA was 11,855 nt in length with five 5’-proximal open reading frames (ORFs) encoding structural proteins and a long 3’ ORF encoding the replication polyprotein. The protein sequences of these ORFs had significant similarity to those of the polycipiviruses Lasius niger virus 1 and Solenopsis invicta virus 2. The results of phylogenetic analysis and its genome organization suggested that this virus belongs to the genus Sopolycivirus in the family Polycipiviridae. The name “Colobopsis shohki virus 1” (CshV1) is proposed for the new virus.

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This research was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering) from JSPS (18H05368) and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan (nos. 16H06429, 16K21723, and 16H06437). JAMSTEC has filed a patent application related to FLDS, of which S.U., T.N. are the named inventors.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

    Fumika Fukasawa & Satoshi Koyama

  2. Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

    Miho Hirai, Yoshihiro Takaki & Ysuhiro Shimane

  3. School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK

    Cathleen E. Thomas

  4. Laboratory of Fungal Interaction and Molecular Biology (donated by IFO), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Syun-ichi Urayama

  5. Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Syun-ichi Urayama

  6. Research Center for Bioscience and Nanoscience (CeBN), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

    Takuro Nunoura

  7. Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

    Satoshi Koyama

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Fukasawa, F., Hirai, M., Takaki, Y. et al. A new polycipivirus identified in Colobopsis shohki. Arch Virol 165, 761–763 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-019-04510-8

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