Abstract Background: Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd (Oxford, UK) have recently
commercialized MinION, a small single-molecule nanopore sequencer, that offers the …

In line with the Latin expression “sed parva forti” meaning “small but mighty,” the family
Parvoviridae contains many of the smallest known viruses, some of which result in fatal or …

Picobirnaviruses (PBVs) are small non enveloped viruses with bi-segmented ds RNA. They
have been observed in a wide variety of vertebrates, including mammals and birds with or …

Viral enteric pathogens continuously burden intensive pig farming, causing gastrointestinal
diseases of epidemic and endemic nature. The present study investigated two diarrhoea …

Abstract The Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) has established large populations in Australia's urban
and rural areas since its introduction following European settlement. The cryptic and highly …

Canine circovirus (CanineCV) is a relatively new viral species, belonging to the family
Circoviridae, whose pathogenic role is still uncertain. Since its first description in one …

To date, the microbiome, as well as the virome of the Croatian populations of bats, was
unknown. Here, we present the results of the first viral metagenomic analysis of guano, feces …

Abstract Canine Circovirus (CanineCV) is an emerging virus which since its first report in
USA in 2012, it has been described worldwide. It was the second mammalian circovirus …

This article presents a general overview of the prevalence, genetic diversity and detection
methods of picobirnaviruses (PBVs), which are small, non-enveloped icosahedral viruses …

Data on canine circovirus circulation among red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are limited. We report
the detection of canine circovirus in a red fox from Italy. The virus was closely related to …