Identification of Novel Rosavirus Species That Infects Diverse Rodent Species and Causes Multisystemic Dissemination in Mouse Model.

While novel picornaviruses are being discovered in rodents, their host range and pathogenicity are largely unknown. We identified two novel picornaviruses, rosavirus B from the street rat, Norway rat, and rosavirus C from five different wild rat species (chestnut spiny rat, greater bandicoot rat, In...

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Main Authors: Susanna K P Lau, Patrick C Y Woo, Kenneth S M Li, Hao-Ji Zhang, Rachel Y Y Fan, Anna J X Zhang, Brandon C C Chan, Carol S F Lam, Cyril C Y Yip, Ming-Chi Yuen, Kwok-Hung Chan, Zhi-Wei Chen, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005911