A thorough understanding of the diversity of viruses in wildlife provides epidemiological baseline information about potential pathogens. Metagenomic analysis of the enteric viral flora revealed a new anellovirus and bocavirus species in pine martens and a new circovirus-like virus and geminivirus-related DNA virus in European badgers. In addition, sequences with homology to viruses from the families Paramyxo- and Picornaviridae were detected.

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doi.org/10.1128/JVI.06373-11, hdl.handle.net/1765/39197
Journal of Virology
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

van den Brand, J.M.A, van Leeuwen, J.L, Schapendonk, C.M.E, Simon, J.H, Haagmans, B.L, Osterhaus, A.D.M.E, & Smits, S.L. (2012). Metagenomic analysis of the viral flora of pine marten and european badger feces. Journal of Virology, 86(4), 2360–2365. doi:10.1128/JVI.06373-11