IVCDB: a comprehensive database of iridoviruses for epidemiology, genetic evolution, and disease management.

ABSTRACT: Iridoviruses, a globally distributed group of double-stranded DNA viruses, exhibit remarkable environmental adaptability and host-switching capabilities, infecting over 200 species of ectothermic vertebrates and invertebrates, including reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, and insects. These characteristics have led to substantial economic losses in global aquaculture and population declines in amphibian and invertebrate species. Despite accumulating genomic data, research progress remains constrained by three critical limitations: fragmented multidimensional data resources, ambiguous taxonomic levels, and insufficient spatiotemporal visualization tools. To address these challenges, we present the Iridovirus Comprehensive Database (IVCDB; https://www.iridovirus.com/), a comprehensive d

SUBMITTER: Liang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12807783 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature