Identification and characterization of the genome of a papillomavirus from skin lesions of four-toed hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris)

Yotaro Shimazaki, Shion Yoneya, Shigeru Fujita, Tomomi Nakashima, Kei Nabeshima, Sumire Sudoh, Katsuki Matsubara, Naka Okumura, Hirotaka Kondo, Koji Nishifuji, Ryota Koba, Yukinobu Tohya

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Abstract

The present study describes the clinical and pathological characteristics of skin lesions in two four-toed hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris). We performed inverse PCR to identify the genome of papillomavirus (PV) in the skin lesions and subsequently sequenced the full genome of the virus, which was tentatively named Atelerix albiventris papillomavirus 1 (AalbPV1). The overall sequences of the viral genomes of both four-toed hedgehogs were identical. This study first identified the presence of a novel PV in Japanese four-toed hedgehogs and provided genetic information about this virus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)234-239
Number of pages6
JournalVirus Genes
Volume59
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Four-toed hedgehog
  • Genetic characterization
  • Japan
  • Papillomavirus

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