Genetic heterogeneity of canine bufaviruses

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Canine bufavirus (CBuV) is a protoparvovirus, genetically related to human and non-human primate bufaviruses and distantly related to canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2). CBuV was initially identified from young dogs with respiratory signs but subsequent studies revealed that this virus is also a common component of the canine enteric virome. In this survey, by assessing archival and recent collections of dogs faecal samples, CBuV DNA was detected with a higher prevalence rate (8.8%) in animals with enteritis than in control animals (5.0%), although this difference was not statistically significant. The rate of co-infections with other enteric viruses in diarrhoeic dogs was high (84.6%), mostly in association with canine parvovirus CPV-2 (90.1%). The complete ORF2 gene was determined in five samples, and the nearly full-length genome was reconstructed for three strains, 62/2017/ITA, 9AS/2005/ITA and 35/2018/ITA. Upon sequence comparison, the viruses appeared highly conserved in the NS1 (97.2%-97.9% nt and 97.5%-98.1% aa identities). In the complete VP2 coding region, three strains were similar to the prototype viruses (99.7-99.8 nt and 99.6%-99.8% aa) whilst strains 9AS/2005/ITA and 35/2016/ITA were distantly related (87.6%-89.3% nt and 93.9%-95.1% aa identities). Interestingly, genetic diversification occurred downstream conserved regions such as the VP1/VP2 splicing signals and/or the G-rich motif in the N terminus of the VP2, suggesting a potential recombination nature. Upon phylogenetic analysis, the two divergent CBuV strains formed a distinct cluster/genotype.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

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Transboundary and emerging diseases - 68(2021), 2 vom: 03. März, Seite 802-812

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Di Martino, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Sarchese, Vittorio [VerfasserIn]
Di Profio, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Palombieri, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Melegari, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Fruci, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Aste, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Bányai, Krisztián [VerfasserIn]
Fulvio, Marsilio [VerfasserIn]
Martella, Vito [VerfasserIn]

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Canine bufavirus
Faecal samples
Genetic heterogeneity
Journal Article
Protoparvovirus

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Date Completed 30.06.2021

Date Revised 30.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/tbed.13746

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NLM312647611