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Published in: Archives of Virology 1/2011

01-01-2011 | Brief Report

Identification of a novel astrovirus in a domestic pig in Hungary

Authors: Gábor Reuter, Péter Pankovics, Ákos Boros

Published in: Archives of Virology | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

The family Astroviridae consists of two genera, Avastrovirus and Mamastrovirus, whose members are associated with gastroenteritis in avian and mammalian hosts, respectively. We serendipitously identified a novel porcine astrovirus in a fecal specimen from a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica) in Hungary. Sequencing of a fragment indicated that it was an ORF1b/ORF2/3′UTR sequence, and it has been submitted to the database as porcine astrovirus type 2 (PAstV-2/Hungary/2007) with accession number GU562296. Its unique sequence characteristics and its phylogenetic position suggest that PAstV-2 could be an important link between previously reported astroviruses and that a genetically divergent lineage of astroviruses exist in piglets.
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Metadata
Title
Identification of a novel astrovirus in a domestic pig in Hungary
Authors
Gábor Reuter
Péter Pankovics
Ákos Boros
Publication date
01-01-2011
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Archives of Virology / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-010-0827-5

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