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ArticleViruses2020

Bovine Coronavirus: Variability, Evolution, and Dispersal Patterns of a No Longer Neglected Betacoronavirus.

Giovanni Franzo, Michele Drigo, Matteo Legnardi, Laura Grassi, Daniela Pasotto, Maria Luisa Menandro, Mattia Cecchinato, Claudia Maria Tucciarone

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Article in Viruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giovanni FranzoDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2991-217X
Michele DrigoDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7267-9388
Matteo LegnardiDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.
Laura GrassiDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.
Daniela PasottoDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5435-2122
Maria Luisa MenandroDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3780-8604
Mattia CecchinatoDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2269-7879
Claudia Maria TucciaroneDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0340-8920
University of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bovine coronavirus (BoCV) is an important pathogen of cattle, causing severe enteric disease and playing a role in the bovine respiratory disease complex. Similar to other coronaviruses, a remarkable variability characterizes both its genome and biology. Despite their potential relevance, different aspects of the evolution of BoCV remain elusive. The present study reconstructs the history and evolution of BoCV using a phylodynamic approach based on complete genome and spike protein sequences. The results demonstrate high mutation and recombination rates affecting different parts of the viral genome. In the spike gene, this variability undergoes significant selective pressures-particularly episodic pressure-located mainly on the protein surface, suggesting an immune-induced selective pressure. The occurrence of compensatory mutations was also identified. On the contrary, no strong evidence in favor of host and/or tissue tropism affecting viral evolution has been proven. The well-known plasticity is thus ascribable to the innate broad viral tropism rather than mid- or long-term adaptation. The evaluation of the geographic spreading pattern clearly evidenced two clusters: a European cluster and an American-Asian cluster. While a relatively dense and quick migration network was identified in the former, the latter was dominated by the primary role of the United States (US) as a viral exportation source. Since the viral spreading pattern strongly mirrored the cattle trade, the need for more intense monitoring and preventive measures cannot be underestimated as well as the need to enforce the vaccination of young animals before international trade, to reduce not only the clinical impact but also the transferal and mixing of BoCV strains.

Indexed as

Evolution, MolecularGenetic VariationAnimalsCattleCattle DiseasesCoronavirus, BovineCoronavirus InfectionsGenome, ViralLivestockMutationPhylogenyPhylogeographyRecombination, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNASpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusTransportationSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusbovine coronavirusevolutionhostphylodynamicsphylogeographyselection

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PMID33182765
PMCPMC7697035
OpenAlexW3102282358

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