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Faecal virome of cats in an animal shelter.

Authors :
Zhang W
Li L
Deng X
Kapusinszky B
Pesavento PA
Delwart E
Source :
The Journal of general virology [J Gen Virol] 2014 Nov; Vol. 95 (Pt 11), pp. 2553-2564. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 30.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

We describe the metagenomics-derived feline enteric virome in the faeces of 25 cats from a single shelter in California. More than 90 % of the recognizable viral reads were related to mammalian viruses and the rest to bacterial viruses. Eight viral families were detected: Astroviridae, Coronaviridae, Parvoviridae, Circoviridae, Herpesviridae, Anelloviridae, Caliciviridae and Picobirnaviridae. Six previously known viruses were also identified: feline coronavirus type 1, felid herpes 1, feline calicivirus, feline norovirus, feline panleukopenia virus and picobirnavirus. Novel species of astroviruses and bocaviruses, and the first genome of a cyclovirus in a feline were characterized. The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase region from four highly divergent partial viral genomes in the order Picornavirales were sequenced. The detection of such a diverse collection of viruses shed within a single shelter suggested that such animals experience robust viral exposures. This study increases our understanding of the viral diversity in cats, facilitating future evaluation of their pathogenic and zoonotic potentials.<br /> (© 2014 The Authors.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1465-2099
Volume :
95
Issue :
Pt 11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of general virology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25078300
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.069674-0