Pigeon circoviruses from feral pigeons in Australia demonstrate extensive recombination and genetic admixture with other circoviruses
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DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2019.1629391
Abstract: ABSTRACT Like other avian circovirus species, Pigeon circovirus (PiCV) is known to be genetically diverse with a relatively small circular single-stranded DNA genome of 2 kb that encodes for a capsid protein (Cap) and a replication… read more here.
Keywords: extensive recombination; admixture; picv genomes; feral pigeons ... See more keywords
Extensive Recombination-driven Coronavirus Diversification Expands the Pool of Potential Pandemic Pathogens
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac161
Abstract: Abstract The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is the third zoonotic coronavirus identified in the last 20 years. Enzootic and epizootic coronaviruses of diverse lineages also pose a significant threat to livestock, as most recently observed for… read more here.
Keywords: recombination driven; recombination; diversification; driven coronavirus ... See more keywords