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Sesavirus: prototype of a new parvovirus genus in feces of a sea lion

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We describe the nearly complete genome of a highly divergent parvovirus, we tentatively name Sesavirus, from the feces of a California sea lion pup (Zalophus californianus) suffering from malnutrition and pneumonia. The 5,049-base-long genome contained two major ORFs encoding a 553-aa nonstructural protein and a 965-aa structural protein which shared closest amino acid identities of 25 and 28 %, respectively, with members of the copiparvovirus genus known to infect pigs and cows. Given the low degree of similarity, Sesavirus might be considered as prototype for a new genus with a proposed name of Marinoparvovirus in the subfamily Parvovirinae.

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We acknowledge NHLBI Grant R01 HL105770 to E.L.D and the Blood Systems Research Institute for support.

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  1. Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, 94118, USA

    Tung Gia Phan, Xutao Deng & Eric Delwart

  2. Department of Laboratory, Medicine University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94118, USA

    Tung Gia Phan & Eric Delwart

  3. The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, CA, 94965, USA

    Frances Gulland & Claire Simeone

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Phan, T.G., Gulland, F., Simeone, C. et al. Sesavirus: prototype of a new parvovirus genus in feces of a sea lion. Virus Genes 50, 134–136 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-014-1123-3

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