Tag: Phylogenetic analysis

Identification of a Novel Calicivirus in Walrus

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Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Caliciviruses are associated with several disease symptoms, such as diarrhea, respiratory infections, vesicular lesions, reproductive failure, and fatal hemorrhagic disease in animals. Novel disease-causing caliciviruses continue to be discovered in mammals. Through a metagenomics approach, a novel calicivirus was identified and genetically characterized in swab samples from […]

A New Genus and Species of Nematode (Oxyurida, Thelastomatoidea) from the Chinese Medicinal Cockroach, Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)

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Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal.  A new nematode was found during a survey of the microbiota and parasites of the Chinese medicinal cockroach, Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868) in China. The nematodes were sampled from E. sinensis, which were collected in a rural area of Hunan province. Adult nematodes of both sexes were observed in detail […]