Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Intervirology. 2013;56(1):46-9. doi: 10.1159/000338275. Epub 2012 Jul 4.
The Picobirnaviruses (PBVs) have been detected in several species of animals from different countries worldwide, including in South America. The host range of these viruses has increased in recent years; thus, in order to contribute to the knowledge in this topic we analyzed samples from captivity animals from Uruguay. We found the presence of PBVs in four species of animals, Panthera leo, Panthera onca, Puma concolor and Oncifelis geoffroyi, representing new PBV-susceptible hosts. All strains belonged to genogroup I.
微小双核糖核酸病毒（PBVs）已在来自世界不同国家的多种动物物种中被检测到，包括在南美洲。这些病毒的宿主范围近年来有所扩大；因此，为了增进对此主题的了解，我们分析了乌拉圭圈养动物的样本。我们在四种动物（狮子、美洲虎、美洲狮和长尾狸猫）中发现了 PBVs 的存在，代表了新的易感宿主。所有毒株都属于基因 I 组。
