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Bandín, I., & Dopazo, C. P. (2011). Host range, host specificity and hypothesized host shift events among viruses of lower vertebrates. Veterinary Research, 42(67).
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Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Bandn2011 View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Amphibien = amphibians, Echsen = saurians, Emydidae, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Schlangen = snakes, Terrapene, Terrapene carolina, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo hermanni, Viren = viruses Creators: Bandín, Dopazo Collection: Veterinary Research |
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Abstract |
The successful replication of a viral agent in a host is a complex process that often leads to a species specificity of the virus and can make interspecies transmission difficult. Despite this difficulty, natural host switch seems to have been frequent among viruses of lower vertebrates, especially fish viruses, since there are several viruses known to be able to infect a wide range of species. In the present review we will focus on well documented reports of broad host range, variations in host specificity, and host shift events hypothesized for viruses within the genera Ranavirus, Novirhabdovirus, Betanodavirus, Isavirus, and some herpesvirus. Ranavirus: Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni); box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina and T. carolina bauri); tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi)
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