TY - JOUR
T1 - Kobuvirus detection in the critically endangered pygmy hog ( porcula salvania), india
AU - Malik, Yashpal Singh
AU - Bhat, Sudipta
AU - Sircar, Shubhankar
AU - Verma, Atul Kumar
AU - Barman, Nagendra Nath
AU - Deka, Parag Jyoti
AU - Ghosh, Souvik
AU - Reuter, Gábor
AU - Dhama, Kuldeep
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Pygmy hogs (Porcula salvania) are the smallest and rarest wild suid. It is categorized as a Critically Endangered species as per the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This study reports the first detection of a single-stranded RNA virus species, Aichivirus C, belonging to the genus Kobuvirus (KobV) and the family Picornaviridae, in pygmy hogs. KobV species are identified as a cause of acute gastroenteritis among children in India. As of now, there exists no report on the detection of KobV in animals from India. We used a detection assay based on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for KobV screening in pygmy hogs from a conservation center in India. The 3D polymerase gene-based molecular analysis revealed KobV presence in the Indian wild suid, pygmy hogs. Of the 15 samples tested, three were found positive for picornaviruses and were negative for rotavirus A, rotavirus C, astrovirus, picobirnavirus and caliciviruses. Nucleotide-based sequence analysis of the partial 3D polymerase gene revealed close identity with porcine KobV from the Czech Republic (JX232619, 90.6%-91.6%) and Hungary (NC_011829, 89.8%-91.6%), wherein one of the current study strains clustered with the Czech Republic JX232619 strain in the phylogenetic tree. Further investigation of the role of KobV in health and disease of pygmy hogs is warranted.
AB - Pygmy hogs (Porcula salvania) are the smallest and rarest wild suid. It is categorized as a Critically Endangered species as per the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This study reports the first detection of a single-stranded RNA virus species, Aichivirus C, belonging to the genus Kobuvirus (KobV) and the family Picornaviridae, in pygmy hogs. KobV species are identified as a cause of acute gastroenteritis among children in India. As of now, there exists no report on the detection of KobV in animals from India. We used a detection assay based on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for KobV screening in pygmy hogs from a conservation center in India. The 3D polymerase gene-based molecular analysis revealed KobV presence in the Indian wild suid, pygmy hogs. Of the 15 samples tested, three were found positive for picornaviruses and were negative for rotavirus A, rotavirus C, astrovirus, picobirnavirus and caliciviruses. Nucleotide-based sequence analysis of the partial 3D polymerase gene revealed close identity with porcine KobV from the Czech Republic (JX232619, 90.6%-91.6%) and Hungary (NC_011829, 89.8%-91.6%), wherein one of the current study strains clustered with the Czech Republic JX232619 strain in the phylogenetic tree. Further investigation of the role of KobV in health and disease of pygmy hogs is warranted.
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U2 - 10.1638/2019-0104
DO - 10.1638/2019-0104
M3 - Article
C2 - 33827197
AN - SCOPUS:85103721052
SN - 1042-7260
VL - 52
SP - 343
EP - 347
JO - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
JF - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
IS - 1
ER -