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Parechovirus B
(formerly named Ljungan virus)
is a species in the genus Parechovirus. It
consists of Ljungan virus types 1 to
5.
References
Johansson, S., Niklasson,
B., Maizel, J. Gorbalenya, A.E. and
Lindberg, A.M.
(2002). Molecular analysis of three Ljungan virus isolates reveals a new,
close-to-root lineage of the Picornaviridae with a cluster of two
unrelated 2A proteins.J. Virol. 76: 8920-8930.
Johansson ES, Niklasson B, Tesh RB, Shafren DR, Travassos da
Rosa AP, Lindberg AM. (2003). Molecular characterization of M1146, an
American isolate of Ljungan virus (LV) reveals the presence of a new LV
genotype. J Gen Virol. 84: 837-844.
Niklasson, B., Kinnunen, L., Hornfeldt, B., Horling, J.,
Benemar, C., Hedlund, K.O., Matskova, L., Hyypiä, T. and Winberg, G. (1999).
A new picornavirus isolated from bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus).
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Lindberg, A.M. and Johansson, S. (2002). Phylogenetic
analysis of Ljungan virus and A-2 plaque virus, new members of the
Picornaviridae. Virus Res. 85: 61-70.
Mitake, H., Fujii, Y., Nagai, M., Ito, N., Okadera,
K., Okada, K., Nakagawa, K., Kishimoto, M., Mizutani, T., Okazaki,
K., Sakoda, Y., Takada, A. and Sugiyama, M. (2016). Isolation of a
novel Ljungan virus from wild birds in Japan. J. Gen. Virol. 2016
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