Identification of a novel pegivirus in pet cats (Felis silvestris catus) in Japan

Tsutomu Nishizawa; Reiko Usui; Yoko Narabu; Masaharu Takahashi; Kazumoto Murata; Hiroaki Okamoto

doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198452

Identification of a novel pegivirus in pet cats (Felis silvestris catus) in Japan

Virus Res. 2021 Aug:301:198452. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198452. Epub 2021 May 7.

Authors

Tsutomu Nishizawa¹, Reiko Usui², Yoko Narabu³, Masaharu Takahashi¹, Kazumoto Murata¹, Hiroaki Okamoto⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Virology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.
² Usui Dog and Cat Hospital, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-0136, Japan.
³ Narabu Animal Hospital, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0227, Japan.
⁴ Division of Virology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. Electronic address: hokamoto@jichi.ac.jp.

PMID: 33971193
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198452

Abstract

We report a novel pegivirus in pet cats (Felis silvestris catus) in Japan. This virus was only 44.0-49.6 % identical to the reported viruses in the 11 current Pegivirus species and an unclassified pegivirus in dolphins within the entire protein-coding nucleotide sequence and was detected in 1.6 % of pet cats.

Keywords: Felis silvestris catus; Flaviviridae; Next-generation sequencing; Pegivirus; Phylogenetic analysis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cats
Felis*
Japan
Pegivirus*