Reassortment among picobirnaviruses found in wolves

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Conceicao Neto, N (Author) Other; Mesquita, JR (Author) Other; Zeller, M (Author) Other; Yinda, CK (Author) Other; Alvares, F (Author) Other; Roque, S (Author) Other; Petrucci Fonseca, F (Author) Other; Godinho, R (Author) Other; Heylen, E (Author) Other; Van Ranst, M (Author) Other; Matthijnssens, J (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Archives of Virology

Vol. 161

Pages: 2859-2862

ISSN: 0304-8608

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Authenticus ID: P-00M-3Z9

DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-2987-4

Abstract (EN): We conducted a viral metagenomics study in diarrheic free-ranging wolves in Portugal, revealing for the first time the presence of reassortant picobirnaviruses. These viruses shared identical capsid segments together with diverse RNA-dependent RNA polymerase segments. Even though causality between these picobirnaviruses and diarrhea could not be established, the study nonetheless confirms for the first time that wolves are a potential reservoir for picobirnaviruses, which might play a role as enteric pathogens.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4