Silvia Turco, Federica Gabbianelli, Carla N Mavian, Daniele Pietrucci, Livia De Paolis, Rodolfo Gialletti, Luca Mechelli, Chiara Grazia De Ciucis, Katia Cappelli, Filippo Dell'Anno, Samanta Mecocci, Gian Guido Donato, Tiziana Nervo, Floriana Fruscione, Maria Ines Crescio, Alessandro Ghelardi, Giovanni Chillemi, Elisabetta Razzuoli
Papillomaviruses (PVs) are small, non-enveloped viruses, ubiquitous across the animal kingdom. PVs induce diverse forms of infection, such as cutaneous papillomas, genital papillomatosis, and carcinomas. During a survey on the fertility status of a mare, a novel Equus caballus PV (EcPV) has been identified using Next Generation Sequencing, and it was further confirmed with genome-walking PCR and Sanger sequencing. The complete circular genome 7607 bp long shares 67% average percentage of identity with EcPV9, EcPV2, EcPV1, and EcPV6, justifying a new classification as Equus caballus PV 10 (EcPV10)...
February 28, 2023: Viruses