A Divergent Hepatitis D-Like Agent in Birds

A Divergent Hepatitis D-Like Agent in Birds

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is currently only found in humans and is a satellite virus that depends on hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope proteins for assembly, release, and entry. Using meta-transcriptomics, we identified the genome of a novel HDV-like agent in ducks. Sequence analysis revealed secon...

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Main Authors: Michelle Wille, Hans J. Netter, Margaret Littlejohn, Lilly Yuen, Mang Shi, John-Sebastian Eden, Marcel Klaassen, Edward C. Holmes, Aeron C. Hurt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
co-evolution
dabbling duck
hepatitis D virus
phylogeny
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/12/720

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