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Virome of wild rats (Rattus norvegicus) captured far from pig farms in Jiangsu province of China reveals novel porcine circovirus type 2d (PCV2d) sequences.
Virology journal - 9 Mar 2023
Zhao Min, Bao Siwen, Xu Diandian, He Jingxian, Zhang Han, Ji Likai, Yang Shixing, Wang Xiaochun, Shen Quan, Liu Jia, Zhang Qing, Ma Xiao, Zhang Wen, Shan Tongling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has caused great economic losses in the global pig industry. There have been published records of wild rats acting as the reservoirs of PCV2 (only PCV2a and PCV2b), but almost all of which were related to the PCV2-infected swine herds. RESULTS: In this study, we carried out the detection, amplification, and characterization of novel PCV2 strains in wild rats that were...
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