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Novel anelloviruses identified in buccal swabs of Antarctic fur seals.
- Source :
- Virus Genes; Oct2018, Vol. 54 Issue 5, p719-723, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Viral diversity associated with Antarctic wildlife remains poorly studied. Nonetheless, over the past 5 years, there has been a concerted effort using viral metagenomics approaches to identify and characterize viruses associated with Antarctic pinniped and avian species. Here we used a viral metagenomics approach to identify circular DNA viruses in buccal swab samples from Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) breeding on Livingston Island, Antarctica during the 2016/2017 field season. We identified two new lineages of anelloviruses, torque teno Arctocephalus gazella virus (TTAgV)-1 (2083 nts) and -2 (2127-2143 nts), which are most closely related to and cluster with a previously identified anellovirus associated with California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) sharing ~ 60% genome-wide pairwise identity. The ORF1 of TTAgVs share 26-41% amino acid similarity to the ORF1 of other previously identified pinniped-associated anelloviruses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09208569
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Virus Genes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131881528
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-018-1585-9