Comparative Genomic Analysis of Two Bat Poxviruses in the Genus

Chi Zhang, Kyle Heye, Davide Lelli, Loubna Tazi, Stefan Rothenburg

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Chi ZhangDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2494-6901

Kyle HeyeDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.

Davide LelliIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), Via Bianchi 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5775-6058

Loubna TaziDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1300-0010

Stefan RothenburgDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2525-8230

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Abstract

Poxviruses are large double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses that cause important human and animal diseases, including smallpox and mpox. Poxviruses have also been identified in diverse bat populations; however, their potential for zoonotic transmission and adaptation to other mammalian hosts remains poorly understood. Poxviruses encode numerous immunomodulatory proteins that contribute to virulence, immune evasion, and host range. In this study, we performed a comparative genomic analysis of two bat-associated poxviruses belonging to the genus

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ChiropteraGenome, ViralPoxviridaeAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGenomicsHost SpecificityOpen Reading FramesPhylogenyPoxviridae InfectionsViral ProteinsViral Proteinsbat viruseseptesipox virushost range factorhypsugopox viruspoxvirus

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PMID42515558

DOI10.3390/v18070706

PMCPMC13431543

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