Genomic and morphological characterisation of a novel iridovirus, bivalve iridovirus 1 (BiIV1), infecting the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)
Chantelle Hooper, Anna M. Tidy, Ron Jessop, Kelly S. Bateman, Matthew J. Green, Stuart H. Ross, Georgia M. Ward, Richard Hazelgrove, Jasmine E. Hunt, Megan Parker, David Bass
The paper characterizes a novel iridovirus, BiIV1, associated with cockle mortality, finding it prevalent in moribund cockles and sharing genomic features with other invertebrate iridoviruses.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology