Predator-prey transmission of a gammaherpesvirus from Asian badgers (Meles leucurus) to endangered Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica).

We sought to identify herpesviruses in wild Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) of the Russian Far East in and near the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Zapovednik protected area. We used multiple herpesvirus consensus PCRs targeting the glycoprotein B and DNA polymerase genes followed by DNA sequencing to...

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Main Authors: Martin Gilbert, Malcolm A M Hill, Leah Y N Cheung, Patti K Kiser, Ivan V Seryodkin, Dale G Miquelle, John M Goodrich, Nadezhda Sulikhan, Olga Uphyrkina, Mikhail Goncharuk, Linda Kerley, Ryan M Troyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327463
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