title: Full-length nucleotide sequence of a simian TT virus isolate obtained from a chimpanzee: evidence for a new TT virus-like species.
abstract: Recently, we identified TT virus (TTV) isolates from nonhuman primates and named them simian TTV (s-TTV). To characterize the genomic structure of these isolates in more detail, the full-length nucleotide sequence of the s-TTV isolate (designated s-TTV CH65-1), recovered from a chimpanzee born in West Africa, was amplified by nested PCR with inverted primers deduced from the untranslated region of s-TTV DNA. CH65-1 was composed of 3899 nucleotides (nt) and had two open reading frames (ORF) spanning 2295 nt (ORF1) and 402 nt (ORF2). The sequence had only 52.3% similarity to the prototype TA278 human isolate. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that CH65-1 was distinct from the human TTV isolates. These results suggested that s-TTV may represent a new TTV-like viral species or genus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017385:Sequence Homology; D013045:Species Specificity; D022783:Torque teno virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*