The first reptilian circovirus identified infects gut and liver tissues of black-headed pythons

The first reptilian circovirus identified infects gut and liver tissues of black-headed pythons

Abstract Viral metagenomic analysis of the liver of a black headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) euthanized for a proliferative spinal lesion of unknown etiology yielded the first characterized genome of a reptile-infecting circovirus (black-headed python circovirus or BhPyCV). BhPyCV-specific i...

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Main Authors: Eda Altan, Steven V. Kubiski, Jennifer Burchell, Elizabeth Bicknese, Xutao Deng, Eric Delwart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-019-0653-z

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