A novel bat-associated circovirus identified in northern Hokkaido, Japan

Arch Virol. 2019 Aug;164(8):2179-2182. doi: 10.1007/s00705-019-04286-x. Epub 2019 May 20.

Abstract

We identified two novel circoviruses, HK02976 and HK00220, in oral swabs from bats. The size of their full genome was 2,010 nucleotides (nt). The full-genome sequence of our strains shared 96.1% nucleotide sequence identity with each other, and 39.9%-69.5% identity with bat-associated circoviruses (BatACVs)1-9. Based on the species demarcation threshold for viruses of the family Circoviridae, which is 80% genome-wide nucleotide sequence identity, we have tentatively named this group of viruses "bat-associated circovirus 10" (BatACV10).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence / genetics
  • Chiroptera / virology*
  • Circoviridae Infections / virology
  • Circovirus / genetics*
  • Genetic Variation / genetics
  • Genome, Viral / genetics
  • Japan
  • Open Reading Frames / genetics
  • Phylogeny