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

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 v...

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Autores principales: Reuter, Gábor, Pankovics, Péter, Nagy, Gábor, Szekeres, Sándor, Boros, Ákos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10006033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36899117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-023-05733-6
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Sumario: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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00705-023-05733-6.