Novel Murine Norovirus-Like Genes in Wild Rodents in Japan

Naoto TSUNESUMI; Go SATO; Masahiro IWASA; Hidenori KABEYA; Soichi MARUYAMA; Yukinobu TOHYA

doi:10.1292/jvms.12-0106

Virology

Novel Murine Norovirus-Like Genes in Wild Rodents in Japan

Naoto TSUNESUMI, Go SATO, Masahiro IWASA, Hidenori KABEYA, Soichi MARUYAMA, Yukinobu TOHYA

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Naoto TSUNESUMI
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252–0880, Japan
Go SATO
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252–0880, Japan
Masahiro IWASA
Laboratory of Wildlife Science, Department of Animal Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252–0880, Japan
Hidenori KABEYA
Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252–0880, Japan
Soichi MARUYAMA
Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252–0880, Japan
Yukinobu TOHYA
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252–0880, Japan

Keywords: Apodemus speciosus, Caliciviridae, murine norovirus, Rattus rattus, wild rodent

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2012 Volume 74 Issue 9 Pages 1221-1224

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.12-0106

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Abstract

Novel murine norovirus (MNV)-like sequences were detected in 7 (14.9%) of 47 fecal and intestinal samples obtained from wild rodents in Japan. Sequencing and genetic analyses of the 7 MNV-like genes, 6 derived from Apodemus speciosus and 1 from Rattus rattus, suggested that these sequences form a cluster distinct from known MNV within genogroup V and differed even among clusters of wild rodents. Considering these results, MNV might be genetically diverse depending on the host species or distribution. This is the first report suggesting the prevalence of MNV in A. speciosus and R. rattus.

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