| Autor: |
Ripà P; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, Teramo, Italy., Perugini F; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy., Decaro N; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy., Curini V; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, Teramo, Italy., Ruberto A; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, Teramo, Italy., Marcacci M; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, Teramo, Italy., Martella V; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy., Lorusso A; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, Teramo, Italy, Virology Unit. a.lorusso@izs.it., Lanave G; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy. gianvito.lanave@uniba.it. |
| Abstrakt: |
Vesiviruses are important animal pathogens with a broad host range, and they have also been involved in accidental contamination of cells used for the production of drugs for rare and life-threatening human diseases. A vesivirus (family Caliciviridae) was detected in minks (Neovison vison) with respiratory and neurological signs, during syndromic surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 conducted in Italy. The complete genome (8,397 nucleotides in length) of the vesivirus strain ITA/2021/mink/TE (OR130287) was obtained by combining NGS approach with 5' and 3' RACE protocols. The virus was seemingly more related (95.9-97.2% nt identity in the partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase) to American vesivirus isolates 9/1980/US, 12/1980/US, and 20/1980/US dating back to the early 1980s than to recent mink strains. These results highlight the importance of gathering information on the virome of animals. |
