# Genomic characterization of two ranavirus isolates identified from a gopher frog (Lithobates capito) and a striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) during a mass mortality event in Florida

## TL;DR

Scientists identified two nearly identical ranavirus strains from frogs and a newt during a mass die-off in Florida.

## Contribution

The study reports the genomic characterization of two new Frog virus 3 isolates from amphibians in Florida.

## Key findings

- Two ranavirus isolates were recovered from a gopher frog and a striped newt.
- Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the isolates are nearly identical and belong to Frog virus 3.

## Abstract

Two ranavirus isolates were recovered from anuran and salamander samples collected during an amphibian mass mortality event in North-Central Florida in 2021. Phylogenetic analyses of the full genomes confirmed that the two isolates were nearly identical and strains of the species Frog virus 3.