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ArticleThe Journal of general virology2015

Discovery of a polyomavirus in European badgers (Meles meles) and the evolution of host range in the family Polyomaviridae.

Sarah C Hill, Aisling A Murphy, Matthew Cotten, Anne L Palser, Phillip Benson, Sandrine Lesellier, Eamonn Gormley, Céline Richomme, Sylvia Grierson, Deirdre Ni Bhuachalla and 6 more

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Article in The Journal of general virology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Sarah C HillDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK.
Aisling A MurphySchool of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University, UK.
Matthew CottenWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK.
Anne L PalserWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK.
Phillip BensonSchool of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University, UK.
Sandrine LesellierBacteriology Department, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK.
Eamonn GormleySchool of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.
Céline RichommeANSES, Nancy Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, France.
Sylvia GriersonDepartment of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK.
Deirdre Ni BhuachallaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.
Mark ChambersSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, UK.
Paul KellamMRC/UCL Centre for Medical Molecular Virology, University College London, UK.
María-Laura BoschiroliUniversity Paris-Est, ANSES, Laboratory for Animal Health, Bovine Tuberculosis National Reference Laboratory, France.
Bernhard EhlersRobert Koch Institute, Division 12 'Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Viruses Affecting Immunocompromised Patients', Germany.
Michael A JarvisSchool of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University, UK.
Oliver G PybusDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK.
University of Plymouth · GBWellcome Sanger Institute · GBAgence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail · FRAnimal and Plant Health Agency · GBUniversity College Dublin · IEUniversity of Oxford · GBRobert Koch Institute · DEUniversity of Surrey · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyomaviruses infect a diverse range of mammalian and avian hosts, and are associated with a variety of symptoms. However, it is unknown whether the viruses are found in all mammalian families and the evolutionary history of the polyomaviruses is still unclear. Here, we report the discovery of a novel polyomavirus in the European badger (Meles meles), which to our knowledge represents the first polyomavirus to be characterized in the family Mustelidae, and within a European carnivoran. Although the virus was discovered serendipitously in the supernatant of a cell culture inoculated with badger material, we subsequently confirmed its presence in wild badgers. The European badger polyomavirus was tentatively named Meles meles polyomavirus 1 (MmelPyV1). The genome is 5187 bp long and encodes proteins typical of polyomaviruses. Phylogenetic analyses including all known polyomavirus genomes consistently group MmelPyV1 with California sea lion polyomavirus 1 across all regions of the genome. Further evolutionary analyses revealed phylogenetic discordance amongst polyomavirus genome regions, possibly arising from evolutionary rate heterogeneity, and a complex association between polyomavirus phylogeny and host taxonomic groups.

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Host SpecificityAnimalsCluster AnalysisDNA, ViralEuropeGenome, ViralMolecular Sequence DataMustelidaePhylogenyPolyomavirusPolyomavirus InfectionsSequence Analysis, DNASequence HomologyTumor Virus InfectionsDNA, Viral

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PMID25626684
PMCPMC4635489
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