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During a survey of apparently healthy baitfish from the state of Minnesota, a novel piscine-myocarditis-like virus (PMCLV) was detected in golden shiners ( Notemigonus crysoleucas). The nearly complete genome sequence is 5819 nt long, including a partial 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 100 nt. The sequence is divided into three ORFs: the complete ORF1 and ORF2, encoding proteins of 818 and 831 amino acids, respectively, and a partial ORF3 encoding 248 amino acids of the corresponding protein. This novel virus sequence was most closely related to piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV), with a 49.0 % and 58.2 % amino acid identity in the ORF1 (YP005481249)- and ORF2 (YP004581250)-encoded proteins, respectively. Six of 56 retail outlets (e.g., bait shops) were positive during the 2014-2015 survey, indicating a 10.7 % prevalence of the novel virus in this population of golden shiners. Currently, there is no disease that is known to be associated with this virus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study on the complete genome sequence for an American isolate of enterovirus 77 (EV77). The study revealed that enteroviruses are the most common viral cause of meningitis and encephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis, myocarditis, and other serious illnesses. Furthermore, the study also presented the complete genome sequence for an EV77 strain isolated from a child with encephalitis in Texas.