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Divergent bufavirus harboured in megabats represents a new lineage of parvoviruses.
Scientific reports - 26 Apr 2016
Sasaki Michihito, Gonzalez Gabriel, Wada Yuji, Setiyono Agus, Handharyani Ekowati, Rahmadani Ibenu, Taha Siswatiana, Adiani Sri, Latief Munira, Kholilullah Zainal Abidin, Subangkit Mawar, Kobayashi Shintaro, Nakamura Ichiro, Kimura Takashi, Orba Yasuko, Ito Kimihito, Sawa Hirofumi
Abstract excerpt
Bufavirus is a recently recognized member of the genus Protoparvovirus in the subfamily Parvovirinae. It has been reported that human bufavirus was detected predominantly in patients with diarrhoea in several countries. However, little is known about bufavirus or its close relatives in nonhuman mammals. In this study, we performed nested-PCR screening and identified bufavirus from 12 megabats of Pteropus spp. in...
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