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The species Hepatovirus F
contains two viruses found in rodents (Sigmodon
mascotensis)
(Drexler et al., 2015)
and
Himalayan marmots also known as
woodchucks (Marmota himalayana)(Yu
et al., 2016).
References
Drexler, J.F., Corman, V.M.,
Lukashev, A.N., van den Brand, J.M.A., Gmyl, A.P., Brünink, S.,
Rasche, A., Seggewiβ, N., Feng, H., Leijten, L.M., Vallo, P., Kuiken,
T., Dotzauer, A., Ulrich, R.G., Lemon, S.M., Drosten, C. and the
Hepatovirus Ecology Consortium. (2015). Evolutionary origins of
hepatitis A virus in small mammals. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2015;
published ahead of print November 2, 2015,
doi:10.1073/pnas.1516992112
Yu, J.M., Li, L.L., Zhang, C.Y., Lu, S., Ao, Y.Y., Gao, H.C., Xie,
Z.P., Xie, G.C., Sun, X.M., Pang, L.L., Xu, J.G., Lipkin, W.I. and
Duan, Z.J. (2016). A novel hepatovirus identified in wild woodchuck
Marmota himalayana. Sci. Rep. 6: 22361. |
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