Detection, genetic, and codon usage bias analyses of the VP2 gene of mink bocavirus.,Virus Genes

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Detection, genetic, and codon usage bias analyses of the VP2 gene of mink bocavirus.
Virus Genes ( IF 1.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-02-04 , DOI: 10.1007/s11262-020-01738-4
Weizhi Xin ₁ , Yuqi Liu ₁ , Yan Yang ₂ , Tianzhi Sun ₁ , Lingdi Niu ₁ , Junwei Ge _{1,

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Mink bocavirus 1 (MiBoV1), a novel virus detected from the feces of domestic minks in China in 2016, may be related to gastrointestinal diseases. However, its prevalence and genetic characteristics are poorly described. In this study, we examined 192 samples collected from minks in the major mink industry province from northern China. PCR results showed that 10 samples (5.2%) were positive for MiBoV1, and 60% of MiBoV1-positive samples were co-infected with Aleutian mink disease virus or mink circovirus. MiBoV1 was detected in six serum samples. Sequence analysis demonstrated that the VP2 gene of MiBoV1 was highly conserved and had low viral diversity over the VP2 region and unique nucleotide mutations. Phylogenetic analysis of the VP2 sequence demonstrated that MiBoV1 strains formed two clades and were grouped with California sea lion bocavirus, Canine bocavirus, and Feline bocavirus. Codon usage analysis revealed that most of the preferentially used codons in MiBoV1 were A- or U-ended codons, and no evident codon usage bias was found. This study provides evidence that MiBoV1 has a low prevalence in Jilin and Hebei provinces in China. Moreover, it contributes information regarding the expansion of the limited mink bocavirus sequence and determines the codon usage bias of the VP2 gene for the first time. Epidemiological surveillance is necessary to understand the importance and evolution of MiBoV1.

更新日期：2020-02-04

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