Complete genome sequence of a novel picobirnavirus, otarine picobirnavirus, discovered in California sea lions

Patrick C.Y. Woo, Susanna K.P. Lau, Ru Bai, Jade L.L. Teng, Paul Lee, Paolo Martelli, Suk Wai Hui, Kwok Yung Yuen

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Abstract

We discovered a novel otarine picobirnavirus in fecal samples of California sea lions. Its genome contains a large segment with two open reading frames (ORFs), ORF1 encoding a putative protein of 163 amino acids with unknown function and ORF2 encoding capsid protein, and a small segment with one ORF encoding RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6377-6378
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Virology
Volume86
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Insect Science
  • Virology

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