Novel circovirus from mink, China

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;20(9):1548-50. doi: 10.3201/eid2009.140015.

Abstract

A long-established epidemic of enteritis, caused by an unidentified pathogen distinct from parvovirus, has now been recognized in mink. In 2013, we identified a novel circovirus by degenerate PCR and fully sequenced its genome. This virus differs substantially from currently known members of the genus Circovirus and represents a new species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Circoviridae Infections / veterinary
  • Circovirus / classification*
  • Circovirus / genetics*
  • Circovirus / isolation & purification
  • Mink / virology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Viral Proteins

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ020099