Iteradensovirus from the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus plexippus

Genome Announc. 2014 Apr 17;2(2):e00321-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00321-14.

Abstract

The 5,006-nucleotide (nt)-long genome of a new virus from monarch butterfly pupae was cloned and sequenced. It was flanked by inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) of 239 nt with 163-nt hairpins. The monosense genome with three open reading frames is typical of the genus Iteradensovirus in the subfamily Densovirinae of the family Parvoviridae.