Reassortment among picobirnaviruses found in wolves

• Articles in SCI Journals
• Oct, 2016

Summary:

We conducted a viral metagenomics study in diarrheic free-ranging wolves in Portugal, revealing for the first time the presence of reassortant picobirnaviruses. These viruses shared identical capsid segments together with diverse RNA-dependent RNA polymerase segments. Even though causality between these picobirnaviruses and diarrhea could not be established, the study nonetheless confirms for the first time that wolves are a potential reservoir for picobirnaviruses, which might play a role as enteric pathogens.

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00705-016-2987-4?view=classic