Unique circovirus-like genome detected in pig feces.

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Virus and Prion Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Published: April 2014

Using a metagenomic approach and molecular cloning methods, we identified, cloned, and sequenced the complete genome of a novel circular DNA virus, porcine stool-associated virus (PoSCV4), from pig feces. Phylogenetic analysis of the deduced replication initiator protein showed that PoSCV4 is most related to a fur seal feces-associated circular DNA virus.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3983299PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00251-14DOI Listing

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