1. Identification of a novel pegivirus in pet cats (Felis silvestris catus) in Japan.
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Nishizawa, Tsutomu, Usui, Reiko, Narabu, Yoko, Takahashi, Masaharu, Murata, Kazumoto, and Okamoto, Hiroaki
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PETS , *NUCLEOTIDE sequencing , *NUCLEOTIDE sequence , *CATS , *SPECIES , *MOLECULAR phylogeny - Abstract
• The first pegivirus strains were identified from Felis silvestris catus species. • Near-entire genome sequences of two feline pegivirus strains were determined. • The pegivirus genomes shared only 44.0–49.6 % identity with reported pegiviruses. • Feline pegivirus is a new species within the genus Pegivirus, family Flaviviridae. We report a novel pegivirus in pet cats (Felis silvestris catus) in Japan. This virus was only 44.0–49.6 % identical to the reported viruses in the 11 current Pegivirus species and an unclassified pegivirus in dolphins within the entire protein-coding nucleotide sequence and was detected in 1.6 % of pet cats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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