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Discovery of a Novel Hepatovirus (Phopivirus of Seals) Related to Human Hepatitis A Virus.
mBio - 25 Aug 2015
Anthony S J, St Leger J A, Liang E, Hicks A L, Sanchez-Leon M D, Jain K, Lefkowitch J H, Navarrete-Macias I, Knowles N, Goldstein T, Pugliares K, Ip H S, Rowles T, Lipkin W I
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Describing the viral diversity of wildlife can provide interesting and useful insights into the natural history of established human pathogens. In this study, we describe a previously unknown picornavirus in harbor seals (tentatively named phopivirus) that is related to human hepatitis A virus (HAV). We show that phopivirus shares several genetic and phenotypic characteristics with HAV, including...
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