Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Identification of a novel astrovirus in domestic sheep in Hungary.
- Journal:
- Archives of virology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Reuter, Gábor et al.
- Affiliation:
- NTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
The family Astroviridae consists of two genera, Avastrovirus and Mamastrovirus, whose members are associated with gastroenteritis in avian and mammalian hosts, respectively. We serendipitously identified a novel ovine astrovirus in a fecal specimen from a domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in Hungary by viral metagenomic analysis. Sequencing of the fragment indicated that it was an ORF1b/ORF2/3'UTR sequence, and it has been submitted to the GenBank database as ovine astrovirus type 2 (OAstV-2/Hungary/2009) with accession number JN592482. The unique sequence characteristics and the phylogenetic position of OAstV-2 suggest that genetically divergent lineages of astroviruses exist in sheep.
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