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<p><i>Undaria pinnatifida</i> is a large brown alga native to the northwest Pacific. It has been introduced to numerous countries and is listed among the world’s 100 worst invasive species. However, it is also edible and produces various bioactive compounds, making it commercially important. Despite its ecological and economic value, viruses of <i>U. pinnatifida</i> have recently begun to be characterized. In this study, a population-wide genome analysis was performed to investigate viral infection signatures in <i>U. pinnatifida</i>. A nearly complete 551-Kb giant endogenous viral element of a <i>Nucleocytoviricota</i> virus was identified on a pseudochromosome in the Korean strain genome Upin_Kr2015. This viral region contained viral hallmark genes and auxiliary metabolic genes, including kinases and GDP-mannose dehydrogenase. Additionally, we detected viral hallmark genes in all 43 whole-genome assemblies analyzed, with origins tracing to the orders <i>Pandoravirales</i>, <i>Algavirales</i>, or <i>Imitevirales</i>. These findings provide strong evidence of frequent <i>U. pinnatifida</i> infections by multiple <i>Nucleocytoviricota</i> viruses.</p>

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Infection signatures of multiple Nucleocytoviricota virus lineages in the brown algae Undaria pinnatifida revealed by population-wide genome analysis

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    2025年5月3日

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  • Hiroki Ban

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Undaria pinnatifida is a large brown alga native to the northwest Pacific. It has been introduced to numerous countries and is listed among the world’s 100 worst invasive species. However, it is also edible and produces various bioactive compounds, making it commercially important. Despite its ecological and economic value, viruses of U. pinnatifida have recently begun to be characterized. In this study, a population-wide genome analysis was performed to investigate viral infection signatures in U. pinnatifida. A nearly complete 551-Kb giant endogenous viral element of a Nucleocytoviricota virus was identified on a pseudochromosome in the Korean strain genome Upin_Kr2015. This viral region contained viral hallmark genes and auxiliary metabolic genes, including kinases and GDP-mannose dehydrogenase. Additionally, we detected viral hallmark genes in all 43 whole-genome assemblies analyzed, with origins tracing to the orders Pandoravirales, Algavirales, or Imitevirales. These findings provide strong evidence of frequent U. pinnatifida infections by multiple Nucleocytoviricota viruses.