Identification of a novel and divergent reptarenavirus in an Amazon coral snake ( <i>Micrurus spixii</i> [Wagler, 1824])

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Reptarenaviruses are viruses belonging to the genus Reptarenavirus within the family Arenaviridae , which infect snakes and cause inclusion body disease (IBD), a fatal condition characterized by behavioral abnormalities and wasting. Although many reptarenaviruses have been identified thus far, the phylogenetic gaps between reptarenaviruses and the other arenaviruses suggest the existence of yet-to-be-identified...

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• Base Sequence
• Coinfection
• High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
• Likelihood Functions
• Models, Genetic
• Phylogeny
• Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Species Specificity

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af985dba-d269-54b3-9730-1fec25886c5e

DOI

10.64898/2026.01.29.702531