Biology:Quokkapox virus
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Short description: Virus that causes pox lesions in quokka
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| Virus: | Quokkapox virus |
Quokkapox virus (QPV), also known as quokka poxvirus, marsupial papillomavirus, or marsupialpox virus,[1] is a dsDNA virus that causes quokkapox. It is unclear whether this virus is its own species or a member of another species.[2] It primarily infects the quokka, which is one of only four macropodid marsupials to get pox lesions. The lesions can mainly be seen on the tail, and can be up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in diameter.[3]
Because the quokka host primarily lives on isolated islands in Western Australia, the range of the virus is limited as well. It was first described in 1972 from samples taken on Rottnest Island.[4]
References
- ↑ Mahy, Brian W. J. (October 2008). The dictionary of virology. Elsevier. pp. 393. ISBN 978-0-12-373732-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ksSkuSLzXJsC.
- ↑ "ICTV 9th Report (2011)" (in en). Leiden. 2011. https://ictv.global/report_9th/dsDNA/poxviridae. "List of other related viruses which may be members of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae but have not been approved as species Quokka poxvirus"
- ↑ Williams, Elizabeth S.; Ian K. Barker (2001). Infectious diseases of wild mammals. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 180. doi:10.1002/9780470344880.fmatter. ISBN 978-0-8138-2556-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=I62ZO_-4cjwC.
- ↑ Papadimitriou, J. M.; Ashman, R. B. (July 1972). "A Poxvirus in a Marsupial Papilloma". Journal of General Virology 16 (1): 87–89. doi:10.1099/0022-1317-16-1-87. PMID 5049081. http://vir.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/16/1/87.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7272848 entry
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