Identification of Circovirus Genome in a Chinstrap Penguin ( Pygoscelis antarcticus ) and Adélie Penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) on the Antarctic Peninsula
Circoviruses infect a variety of animal species and have small (~1.8–2.2 kb) circular single-stranded DNA genomes. Recently a penguin circovirus (PenCV) was identified associated with an Adélie Penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) with feather disorder and in the cloacal swabs of three asymptomatic Adélie...
Published in: | Viruses |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3390/v12080858 https://doaj.org/article/890e6b1475714e40ae5b94d3341265a8 |