Tottorivirus A

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Tottorivirus A is a species in the genus Tottorivirus.

Porcine picornavirus Japan (PPVJ) was found in the faeces of pigs in Japan in 2015 (Naoi et al., 2016). It is most closely related to members of the genera Teschovirus, Hunnivirus and Malagasivirus.

Genome organisation

VPg+5′UTR^IRES-II[L/1A-1B-1C-1D-2A^npgp/2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3′UTR-poly(A)

References

Naoi, Y., Kishimoto, M., Masuda, T., Ito, M., Tsuchiaka, S., Sano, K., Yamasato, H., Omatsu, T., Aoki, H., Furuya, T., Katayama, Y., Oba, M., Okada, T., Shirai, J., Mizutani, T. and Nagai, M. (2016). Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a novel picornavirus from swine feces in Japan. Arch. Virol. 2016 Mar 26 [Epub ahead of print].