Ampivirus A

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The species Ampivirus A is the type species of the genus Ampivirus.

The complete genome sequence of a novel picornavirus has been found in the faeces of free-living smooth newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) (Reuter et al., 2015). This is the first description of a picornavirus in amphibians. The authors have named the agent ampivirus from amphibian picornavirus.

Genome organisation:

VPg+5'UTR[1AB-1C-1D/2A-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

References

Reuter, G., Boros, Á., Tóth, Z., Phan, T.G., Delwart, E. and Pankovics, P. (2015). A highly divergent picornavirus in the amphibian the smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris). J. Gen. Virol. 96: 2607-2613 .