Novel dicistrovirus from bat guano

Arch Virol. 2014 Dec;159(12):3453-6. doi: 10.1007/s00705-014-2212-2. Epub 2014 Aug 29.

Abstract

A novel dicistrovirus (strain NB-1/2011/HUN, KJ802403) genome was detected from guano collected from an insectivorous bat (species Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in Hungary, using viral metagenomics. The complete genome of NB-1 is 9136 nt in length, excluding the poly(A) tail. NB-1 has a genome organization typical of a dicistrovirus with multiple 3B(VPg) and a cripavirus-like intergenic region (IGR)-IRES. NB-1 shares only 41 % average amino acid sequence identity with capsid proteins of Himetobi P virus, indicating a potential novel species in the genus Cripavirus, family Dicistroviridae.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chiroptera / virology*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Dicistroviridae / classification*
  • Dicistroviridae / genetics*
  • Dicistroviridae / isolation & purification
  • Feces / virology*
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Hungary
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ802403