Genetic Analysis of Torque Teno Canis Virus Identified in Republic of Korea

• DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9120693
• Publication Date: 2022-12-14T07:54:21Z
• Authors: Da-Yoon Kim; Hee-Seop Ahn; Sang-Hoon Han; Hyeon-Jeong Go; Dong-Hwi Kim; Jae-Hyeong Kim; Joong-Bok Lee; Seung-Yong Park; Chang-Seon Song; Sang-Won Lee; In-Soo Choi
• Keywords: Torque teno virus

Torque teno canis virus (TTCaV) is an approximately 2.8 kb circular single-stranded DNA known to cause infections in dogs. However, its incidence Republic of Korea remains unknown. In this study, 135 dog fecal samples were collected determine TTCaV infection status Korea. Based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, 13 (9.6%) dogs tested positive for TTCaV. Three full-length genome sequences (GenBank IDs: MZ503910, MZ503911, and MZ503912) obtained from the specimens. Phylogenetic tree construction sequence identity, similarity plot, recombination analyses performed using these three genomic sequences. Among genomes, MZ503912 was determined be a recombinant based analysis with reference strains. This novel strain might have been generated by between KX827768 discovered China MZ503910 first report incidence, genetic variation, Further studies are needed elucidate pathogenesis