Chimpanzee stool associated circular virus is a single stranded DNA virus isolated from chimpanzee stool.[1] This proposed species has not yet been accepted by the ICTV. [2]
| Chimpanzee stool associated circular virus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group II (ssDNA)
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Genome
editThe genome is ~2.6 kilobases in length and encodes two open reading frames (ORFs). The larger of the ORFs encodes the replicase gene and the other the putative capsid protein. A stem-loop and TATA boxes are present in the non coding parts of the sequence.
Taxonomy
editThis virus appears to be related to the bovine stool associated circular virus, which is apparently a synonym of porcine stool-associated circular virus.
Chimpanzee stool associated circular virus appears to be an unclassified member species of ICTV-accepted genus Porprismacovirus (Smacoviridae), just like porcine stool-associated circular virus.[2]
References
edit- ^ Blinkova O, Victoria J, Li Y, Keele BF, Sanz C, Ndjango JB, Peeters M, Travis D, Lonsdorf EV, Wilson ML, Pusey AE, Hahn BH, Delwart EL (2010). "Novel circular DNA viruses in stool samples of wild-living chimpanzees". J. Gen. Virol. 91 (Pt 1): 74–86. doi:10.1099/vir.0.015446-0. PMC 2887567. PMID 19759238.
- ^ a b NCBI: Chimpanzee stool associated circular ssDNA virus (species)
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