... Novirhabdovirus genus The termini of the viral genome have conserved sequences at the 3'-end (CAUAG/UU) and 5'-end (G/AAUAUG) as other members of the Novirhabdovirus genus The first nt of the leader ... comparing the deduced amino acid sequences of known rhabdoviruses reveals that viruses belonging to the same genera of Vesiculovirus, Lyssavirus, Ephemerovirus, Novirhabdovirus, Cytorhabdovirus, ... Journal 2009, 6:171 Background Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is a rhabdoviral fish pathogen, which constitute one of the major threats to the development of the aquaculture industry worldwide...