| Literature DB >> 23358613 |
Marco Padilla-Rodriguez1, Karyna Rosario, Mya Breitbart.
Abstract
A novel cyclovirus (proposed genus "Cyclovirus", family Circoviridae) was discovered in a specimen of Eurycotis floridana (Walker), also known as the Florida woods cockroach or palmetto bug, collected from Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Florida woods cockroach-associated cyclovirus GS140 (FWCasCyV-GS140) was obtained through a degenerate PCR assay and showed 64 % genome-wide pairwise identity to a cyclovirus identified in bat feces. This finding supports recent reports suggesting that Circoviridae members, traditionally thought to only infect vertebrates, are present within insect populations.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23358613 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1606-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574