Genome Sequences of Ambystoma Tigrinum Virus Recovered during a Mass Die-off of Western Tiger Salamanders in Alberta, Canada

Abstract

Complete genome sequences of six Ambystoma tigrinum viruses (ATV) were determined directly from tail clips of western tiger salamanders ( Ambystoma mavortium ) from 2013 (high-mortality year) and 2014 (low-mortality year) in Alberta, Canada. The genome lengths ranged from 106,258 to 106,915 bp and contained 108 open reading frames encoding predicted proteins larger than 50 amino acids. Complete genome sequences of six Ambystoma tigrinum viruses (ATV) were determined directly from tail clips of western tiger salamanders ( Ambystoma mavortium ) from 2013 (high-mortality year) and 2014 (low-mortality year) in Alberta, Canada. The genome lengths ranged from 106,258 to 106,915 bp and contained 108 open reading frames encoding predicted proteins larger than 50 amino acids.