Genetic diversity among reptilian orthoreoviruses isolated from pet snakes and lizards.

ABSTRACT: Reovirus infections in reptiles are frequently detected and associated with various clinical diseases; yet, our knowledge about their genetic diversity and evolutionary relationships remains limited. In this study, we characterize at the genomic level five reptile origin orthoreovirus strains isolated from exotic snakes and lizards in Hungary and Germany. The genomic organization of the study strains was similar to that of the representative strains of reptile origin reoviruses belonging to species Reptilian orthoreovirus and Testudine orthoreovirus. Additionally, all five study strains clustered with the bush viper origin reference Reptilian orthoreovirus strain, 47/02. The nucleotide sequence divergence among strains fell from 56.64 to 99.36%. Based on genome segment

SUBMITTER: Varga-Kugler R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932320 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature