Journal
VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13081542
Keywords
Flaviviridae; pestivirus; taxonomy; species; genetic distances; phylogenetic analysis
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- Wellcome Trust [WT108418AIA]
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Pestiviruses are a group of plus-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae, with several important pathogens inducing economically significant animal diseases. Recent updates in pestivirus taxonomy expanded the species from 11 to 19, including new viruses associated with diseases in pigs or small ruminants.
Pestiviruses are plus-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae. They comprise several important pathogens like classical swine fever virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus that induce economically important animal diseases. In 2017, the last update of pestivirus taxonomy resulted in demarcation of 11 species designated Pestivirus A through Pestivirus K. Since then, multiple new pestiviruses have been reported including pathogens associated with disease in pigs or small ruminants. In addition, pestivirus sequences have been found during metagenomics analysis of different non-ungulate hosts (bats, rodents, whale, and pangolin), but the consequences of this pestivirus diversity for animal health still need to be established. To provide a systematic classification of the newly discovered viruses, we analyzed the genetic relationship based on complete coding sequences (cds) and deduced polyprotein sequences and calculated pairwise distances that allow species demarcation. In addition, phylogenetic analysis was performed based on a highly conserved region within the non-structural protein NS5B. Taking into account the genetic relationships observed together with available information about antigenic properties, host origin, and characteristics of disease, we propose to expand the number of pestivirus species to 19 by adding eight additional species designated Pestivirus L through Pestivirus S.
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