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ArticleArchives of virology2019

Novel smacoviruses identified in the faeces of two wild felids: North American bobcat and African lion.

Simona Kraberger, Laurel Serieys, Nicolas Fountain-Jones, Craig Packer, Seth Riley, Arvind Varsani

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Article in Archives of virology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Simona KrabergerThe Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA. simona.kraberger@asu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7037-9242
Laurel SerieysDepartment of Biological Sciences, Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Private Bag X3, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa.
Nicolas Fountain-JonesDepartment of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1365 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
Craig PackerDepartment of Ecology Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, 55408, USA.
Seth RileySanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, National Park Service, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360, USA.
Arvind VarsaniThe Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA. arvind.varsani@asu.edu.
National Park Service · USUniversity of Minnesota · USArizona State University · USUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Smacoviruses are small circular single-stranded DNA viruses that appear to be prevalent in faeces of a range of animals and have also been found in a few insect species. In this study, we report the first viral genomes from faeces of free-roaming wild felids on two continents. Two smacoviruses were recovered from the faeces of two North American bobcats (Lynx rufus), and one was recovered from an African lion (Panthera leo). All three genomes are genetically different, sharing 59-69% genome-wide sequence identity to other smacoviruses. These are the first full smacovirus genome sequences associated with a large top-end feline predator, and their presence in these samples suggests that feline faeces are a natural niche for the organisms that these viruses infect.

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AnimalsAnimals, WildDNA VirusesFecesGenome, ViralLionsLynxPhylogenyUnited States

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PMID31240485
PMCPMC7086625
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