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Archives of Virology
Published in: Archives of Virology 12/2019

01-12-2019 | Annotated Sequence Record

Genomic characterization of a novel astrovirus identified in Amur tigers from a zoo in China

Authors: Hui-Hui Zhang, Qi-Guan Qiu, Shu-Jing Liu, Wen-Qin Hu, Jie-Yu Li, Tian-Ning Liu, You-Song Peng, Xing-Yi Ge, Chao-Ting Xiao

Published in: Archives of Virology | Issue 12/2019

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Abstract

Astroviruses (AstVs) have a very wide range of hosts and are associated with enteric and extra-enteric disease in mammals and birds. Cross-species transmission of AstVs has been observed frequently. In the present study, the genome of a novel astrovirus from Amur tigers (Panthera tigris) from a zoo in China was characterized and was found to have the typical genomic features of other mammal AstVs. It showed the highest nucleotide sequence similarity (46.1-87.3% identity) to AstVs from cats, indicating a close phylogenetic relationship and possible cross-species transmission between them. To our knowledge, this is the first identification and characterization of AstV from tigers, and this virus is the third astrovirus identified in hosts of the family Felidae. The results of this study will be helpful for understanding the origin, genetic diversity, and cross-species transmission of AstV.
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Metadata
Title
Genomic characterization of a novel astrovirus identified in Amur tigers from a zoo in China
Authors
Hui-Hui Zhang
Qi-Guan Qiu
Shu-Jing Liu
Wen-Qin Hu
Jie-Yu Li
Tian-Ning Liu
You-Song Peng
Xing-Yi Ge
Chao-Ting Xiao
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Archives of Virology / Issue 12/2019
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-019-04435-2

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