Sakobuvirus aportufeli

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The species Sakobuvirus aportufeli (formerly named Sakobuvirus A) contains a single genotype, sakobuvirus A1.

Sakobuviruses have been found in cats (Ng et al., 2014; Di Profio et al., 2023), wild boar (Liu, unpub.) and badgers (Palombieri et al., 2022; Pankovics et al., 2025).

Genome organisation:

VPg+5'UTR^IRES-IV[L/1AB-1C-1D/2A^H-Box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

References

Di Profio F, Sarchese V, Fruci P, Aste G, Martella V, Palombieri A, Di Martino B. Exploring the Enteric Virome of Cats with Acute Gastroenteritis. Vet Sci. 2023 May 18;10(5):362. doi: 10.3390/vetsci10050362. PMID: 37235445; PMCID: PMC10224047.

Ng, T.F.F., Mesquita, J.R., Nascimento, M.S., Kondov, N.O., Wong, W., Reuter, G., Knowles, N.J., Vega, E.M., Esona, M.D., Deng, X., Vinje, J. and Delwart, E. (2014). Feline fecal virome reveals novel and prevalent enteric viruses. Vet. Microbiol. 171: 102-111.

Palombieri A, Fruci P, Sarchese V, Robetto S, Orusa R, Arbuatti A, Martella V, Di Martino B, Di Profio F. Detection and Characterization of a Novel Picornavirus in European Badger (Meles meles). Vet Sci. 2022 Nov 21;9(11):645. doi: 10.3390/vetsci9110645. PMID: 36423093; PMCID: PMC9696597.

Pankovics P, Balázs B, Boros Á, Nagy G, Szekeres S, Reuter G. Genomic characterization of a novel sakobuvirus (family Picornaviridae) from a European badger (Meles meles) in Hungary. Arch Virol. 2025 Feb 20;170(3):63. doi: 10.1007/s00705-025-06234-4. PMID: 39976707; PMCID: PMC11842475.