| Literature DB >> 23596285 |
Amit Kapoor1, Peter Simmonds, John M Cullen, Troels K H Scheel, Jan L Medina, Federico Giannitti, Eiko Nishiuchi, Kenny V Brock, Peter D Burbelo, Charles M Rice, W Ian Lipkin.
Abstract
The recent identification of nonprimate hepaciviruses in dogs and then in horses prompted us to look for pegiviruses (GB virus-like viruses) in these species. Although none were detected in canines, we found widespread natural infection of horses by a novel pegivirus. Unique genomic features and phylogenetic analyses confirmed that the tentatively named equine pegivirus (EPgV) represents a novel species within the Pegivirus genus. We also determined that EPgV causes persistent viremia whereas its clinical significance is undetermined.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23596285 PMCID: PMC3676142 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00324-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103