Complete genome sequences of novel anelloviruses from laboratory rats

Shoko Nishiyama; Bernadette M Dutia; Colin P Sharp

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01262-14

Complete genome sequences of novel anelloviruses from laboratory rats

Genome Announc. 2015 Feb 5;3(1):e01262-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01262-14.

Authors

Shoko Nishiyama¹, Bernadette M Dutia¹, Colin P Sharp²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
² Division of Infection and Immunity, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom colin.sharp@roslin.ed.ac.uk.

Abstract

Anelloviruses are nonenveloped single-stranded DNA viruses infecting a wide range of mammals. We report three complete genomes of novel anelloviruses detected in laboratory rats. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrates that these viruses are related to but distinct from recently described rodent Torque teno viruses (RoTTVs) found in wild rodent species.