A novel vesivirus (family Caliciviridae) in European badgers (Meles meles) in Hungary, 2020/2021.

Autor: Reuter G; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary. reuter.gabor@gmail.com., Pankovics P; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary., Nagy G; Department of Animal Physiology and Health, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science, Kaposvár Campus, Kaposvár, Hungary., Szekeres S; Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary., Boros Á; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of virology [Arch Virol] 2023 Mar 11; Vol. 168 (4), pp. 108. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05733-6
Abstrakt: In this study, a novel vesivirus (family Caliciviridae) was detected and characterized in faecal and tissue (blood and spleen) specimens collected from three (23.1%) out of 13 European badgers (Meles meles) in Hungary that were tested using RT-PCR and sequencing methods. The complete genome of the vesivirus strain European badger/B40/2021/HUN (OQ161773) is 8,375 nucleotides in length. The ORF1, ORF2, and ORF3 proteins have 81.1%, 70.5%, and 64.2% amino acid sequence identity, respectively, to the corresponding proteins of Asian badger vesivirus, which was first reported in badgers in China in 2022. These results indicate that more than one lineage/species of vesiviruses circulates in mustelid badgers in geographically different regions.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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