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DAO 49:93-97 (2002)  -  doi:10.3354/dao049093

Low sequence variation among isolates of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) originating from Hawaii and the Americas

Kathy F. J. Tang*, Donald V. Lightner

Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA

ABSTRACT: A 2.9 kb fragment of the infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) genome, which contains the coding sequence of putative non-structural and capsid proteins, was amplified and sequenced from each of 14 IHHNV isolates collected from cultured penaeid shrimp stocks in Hawaii and various sites in the Americas between 1982 and 1997. The sequence comparison indicates that the IHHNV genome is very stable, with 99.6 to 100% similarity among these 14 isolates. Only nucleotide substitutions were found. The percentage of substitution was higher in the putative capsid proteins region (1.3%) than in the putative non-structural proteins region (0.6%). Out of 25 substitutions found, 14 resulted in amino acid changes. There is no apparent association between clinical outcomes and particular amino acid substitutions. Based on genetic distances, the isolates were clustered into 3 groups that generally correspond with their geographic origins.


KEY WORDS: Shrimp virus · Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus · IHHNV · Sequence variation


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