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- Title
Genetic characterization of a second novel picornavirus from an amphibian host, smooth newt ( Lissotriton vulgaris).
- Authors
Pankovics, Péter; Boros, Ákos; Tóth, Zoltán; Phan, Tung; Delwart, Eric; Reuter, Gábor
- Abstract
In this study, a novel picornavirus was identified in faecal samples from smooth newts ( Lissotriton vulgaris). The complete genome of picornavirus strain newt/II-5-Pilis/2014/HUN (KX463670) is 7755 nt long with type-IV IRES and has 39.6% aa sequence identity in the protein P1 to the corresponding protein of bat picornavirus (KJ641686, unassigned) and 42.7% and 53.5% aa sequence identity in the 2C and 3CD protein, respectively, to oscivirus (GU182410, genus Oscivirus). Interestingly, the L-protein of newt/II-5-Pilis/2014/HUN has conserved aa motifs that are similar to those found in phosphatase-1 catalytic (PP1C) subunit binding region (pfam10488) proteins. This second amphibian-origin picornavirus could represent a novel species and could be a founding member of a potential novel picornavirus genus.
- Subjects
PICORNAVIRUS infections; LISSOTRITON vulgaris; VIRAL genomes; AMINO acid sequence; BATS as laboratory animals
- Publication
Archives of Virology, 2017, Vol 162, Issue 4, p1043
- ISSN
0304-8608
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00705-016-3198-8