TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel orthohepeviruses in wild rodents from São Paulo State, Brazil
AU - de Souza, William Marciel
AU - Romeiro, Marilia Farignoli
AU - Sabino-Santos, Gilberto
AU - Maia, Felipe Gonçalves Motta
AU - Fumagalli, Marcilio Jorge
AU - Modha, Sejal
AU - Nunes, Marcio Roberto Teixeira
AU - Murcia, Pablo Ramiro
AU - Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu Moraes
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - The Hepeviridae comprise single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses classified into two genera, Orthohepevirus and Piscihepevirus. Orthohepeviruses have a wide host range that includes rodents, but previous studies had been restricted to rodents of the Muridae family. In this study, we applied a high-throughput sequencing approach to examine the presence of orthohepeviruses in rodents from São Paulo State, Brazil. We also used RT-PCR to determine the frequency of orthohepeviruses in our sampled population. We identified novel orthohepeviruses in blood samples derived from Necromys lasiurus (1.19%) and Calomys tener (3.66%). Therefore, our results expand the host range and viral diversity of the Hepeviridae family.
AB - The Hepeviridae comprise single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses classified into two genera, Orthohepevirus and Piscihepevirus. Orthohepeviruses have a wide host range that includes rodents, but previous studies had been restricted to rodents of the Muridae family. In this study, we applied a high-throughput sequencing approach to examine the presence of orthohepeviruses in rodents from São Paulo State, Brazil. We also used RT-PCR to determine the frequency of orthohepeviruses in our sampled population. We identified novel orthohepeviruses in blood samples derived from Necromys lasiurus (1.19%) and Calomys tener (3.66%). Therefore, our results expand the host range and viral diversity of the Hepeviridae family.
KW - Hepatitis E virus
KW - Hepeviridae
KW - Orthohepevirus
KW - Rodent-borne viruses
KW - Viral hepatitis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.virol.2018.03.025
DO - 10.1016/j.virol.2018.03.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 29627586
AN - SCOPUS:85044968715
SN - 0042-6822
VL - 519
SP - 12
EP - 16
JO - Virology
JF - Virology
ER -