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Bluegill virus (BGV) is a picorna-like virus
isolated from the bluegill fish (Lepomis macrochirus). The
bluegill is also known as bream, blue bream, sun perch, blue sunfish,
copperhead, copperbelly or roach and lives in streams, rivers and lakes
throughout North America.

References
Berthiaume, L., Robin, J. and Alain, R. (1982). Electron microscopic study
of bluegill virus. Can. J. Microbiol. 28: 398-402.
Robin, J. and Dery, C. (1982). The genome of Bluegill
virus. Can. J. Microbiol. 28: 58-64.
Robin, J. and Lariviere-Durand, C. (1983). Bluegill virus is a ribovirus of
positive-strand polarity. Arch Virol. 77: 119-125.
Robin, J., Lariviere-Durand, C., Berthiaume, L. (1982). Plaque assay of
bluegill virus using a methylcellulose overlay. J. Virol. Methods. 5:
351-354.
Wolf, K. (1988). Fish Viruses and Viral Diseases.
Cornwell University Press, Ithaca, 476 pp.
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