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A picorna-like virus of the
Boa constrictor is
mentioned by Essbauer and Ahne (2001).
Heldstab and Bestetti (1984) mention a picorna-like of the
Aesculapian snake (Elaphe longissima).
The genome sequence of Virus "X", a tortoise
picornavirus, has recently been reported (Heuser et al.,
2010).
References
Essbauer, S. and Ahne, W. (2001). Viruses of Lower Vertebrates.
Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B 48: 403-475.
Heldstab, A. and Bestetti, G. (1984). Virus associated with
gastrointestinal diseases in snakes. J. Zoo. Anim. Med. 15: 118-128.
Heuser, W., Kaleta, E., Giesow, K., Keil, G.M.
and Knowles, N.J. (2010). Genome sequence of virus “X”, a
picornavirus isolated from a spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo
graeca).
EUROPIC 2010: XVI Meeting of the European Study Group
on the Molecular Biology of Picornaviruses, St. Andrews, Scotland,
11-16 September 2010. Abstract H15, p. 147.
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