title: Novel circovirus in European catfish (Silurus glanis).
abstract: Circular single-stranded DNA viral genomes had been identified worldwide in different species and in environmental samples. Among them, viruses belonging to the genus Circovirus of the family Circoviridae are present in birds and pigs, and recently, they were detected in barbels. The present study reports the identification of a new circovirus in fish. PCR amplification and sequencing were used to identify the novel circular DNA virus in European catfish (Silurus glanis). Full genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus belonged to the family Circoviridae and that it was distantly related to the previously described barbel circovirus.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lőrincz
authors.forename: Adám
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dán
authors.forename: Mária
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Láng
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Csaba
authors.forename: Adám György
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: Csaba
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Székely
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cságola
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuboly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000821:virology*; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017925:Circovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny