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Novel circovirus in European catfish (Silurus glanis)

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Circular single-stranded DNA viral genomes had been identified worldwide in different species and in environmental samples. Among them, viruses belonging to the genus Circovirus of the family Circoviridae are present in birds and pigs, and recently, they were detected in barbels. The present study reports the identification of a new circovirus in fish. PCR amplification and sequencing were used to identify the novel circular DNA virus in European catfish (Silurus glanis). Full genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus belonged to the family Circoviridae and that it was distantly related to the previously described barbel circovirus.

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Acknowledgments

This study was financed in part by the Hungarian research grant OTKA K 71837 and by the Bolyai Research Fellowship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The skilled help of Imre Balogh, Ágnes Juhász and Mária Ottingerné is appreciated.

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  1. Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Szent István University, Hungária krt. 23–25, 1143, Budapest, Hungary

    Márta Lőrincz, Attila Cságola & Tamás Tuboly

  2. Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, Central Agricultural Office, Tábornok u. 2, 1149, Budapest, Hungary

    Ádám Dán, Mária Láng, György Csaba & Ádám György Tóth

  3. Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária krt. 21, 1143, Budapest, Hungary

    Csaba Székely

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Nucleotide sequence data reported here are available in the GenBank database under the accession numbers JQ011377 and JQ011378.

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Lőrincz, M., Dán, Á., Láng, M. et al. Novel circovirus in European catfish (Silurus glanis). Arch Virol 157, 1173–1176 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-012-1291-1

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