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Molecular characterization of canine kobuvirus in wild carnivores and the domestic dog in Africa.
Virology - 1 Mar 2015
Olarte-Castillo Ximena A, Heeger Felix, Mazzoni Camila J, Greenwood Alex D, Fyumagwa Robert, Moehlman Patricia D, Hofer Heribert, East Marion L
Abstract excerpt
Knowledge of Kobuvirus (Family Picornaviridae) infection in carnivores is limited and has not been described in domestic or wild carnivores in Africa. To fill this gap in knowledge we used RT-PCR to screen fresh feces from several African carnivores. We detected kobuvirus RNA in samples from domestic dog, golden jackal, side-striped jackal and spotted hyena. Using next generation sequencing we obtained one...
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