Journal
VIRUS GENES
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 132-135Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11262-015-1210-0
Keywords
Gyrovirus; Diarrhea; Feces; Human; Metagenomics
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- NHLBI [R01 HL105770]
- Blood Systems Research Institute
- Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2014/05211-2, 2012/03417-7]
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL105770] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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A novel gyrovirus genome found in the feces of an adult with diarrhea is described. The genome shows the three expected main ORFs encoding a structural protein (VP1), nonstructural protein (VP2), and Apoptin protein (VP3), which shared identities of 41, 42, and 38 % with those of the most closely related gyrovirus proteins, respectively. Given the high divergence in its genome, this gyrovirus may be considered the prototype for a new viral species (GyV9) in the Gyrovirus genus. Because the closest relatives of this gyrovirus infect chicken, a possible dietary origin for the presence of this virus in human feces is discussed.
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