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Tsoleridis T, Onianwa O, Horncastle E, Dayman E, Zhu M, Danjittrong T, Wachtl M, Behnke JM, Chapman S, Strong V, Dobbs P, Ball JK, Tarlinton RE, McClure CP. Discovery of Novel Alphacoronaviruses in European Rodents and Shrews. Viruses 2016; 8:84. [PMID: 27102167 PMCID: PMC4810274 DOI: 10.3390/v8030084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Eight hundred and thirteen European rodents and shrews encompassing seven different species were screened for alphacoronaviruses using PCR detection. Novel alphacoronaviruses were detected in the species Rattus norvegicus, Microtus agrestis, Sorex araneus and Myodes glareolus. These, together with the recently described Lucheng virus found in China, form a distinct rodent/shrew-specific clade within the coronavirus phylogeny. Across a highly conserved region of the viral polymerase gene, the new members of this clade were up to 22% dissimilar at the nucleotide level to the previously described Lucheng virus. As such they might represent distinct species of alphacoronaviruses. These data greatly extend our knowledge of wildlife reservoirs of alphacoronaviruses.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Okechukwu Onianwa
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
| | - Emma Horncastle
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
| | - Emma Dayman
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
| | - Miaoran Zhu
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
| | | | - Marta Wachtl
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
| | - Jerzy M Behnke
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
| | - Sarah Chapman
- Twycross Zoo, Burton Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 3PX, UK.
| | - Victoria Strong
- Twycross Zoo, Burton Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 3PX, UK.
| | - Phillipa Dobbs
- Twycross Zoo, Burton Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 3PX, UK.
| | - Jonathan K Ball
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
| | - Rachael E Tarlinton
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK.
| | - C Patrick McClure
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
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