title: Metagenomic analysis of the viral flora of pine marten and European badger feces.
abstract: A thorough understanding of the diversity of viruses in wildlife provides epidemiological baseline information about potential pathogens. Metagenomic analysis of the enteric viral flora revealed a new anellovirus and bocavirus species in pine martens and a new circovirus-like virus and geminivirus-related DNA virus in European badgers. In addition, sequences with homology to viruses from the families Paramyxo- and Picornaviridae were detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Judith M A
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van den Brand
authors.forename: Marije
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: Claudia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Schapendonk
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Bart L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Haagmans
authors.forename: Albert D M E
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Osterhaus
authors.forename: Saskia L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Smits
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D056186:Metagenomics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000821:virology*; D009426:Netherlands; D010802:Phylogeny; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification