title: Complete genome of hepatitis E virus from laboratory ferrets.
abstract: The complete genome of hepatitis E virus (HEV) from laboratory ferrets imported from the United States was identified. This virus shared only 82.4%-82.5% nt sequence identities with strains from the Netherlands, which indicated that the ferret HEV genome is genetically diverse. Some laboratory ferrets were contaminated with HEV.
authors.forename: Tian-Cheng
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ami
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzaki
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shirakura
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: Naokazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Wakita
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Takaji
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005289:Ferrets / Q000821:virology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016679:Genome, Viral; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics*; D009426:Netherlands; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States
keywords: HEV; complete genome; ferrets; hepatitis E virus; imported infection; laboratory ferrets; sequencing; viruses; zoonoses