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  • Open Access
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Molecular Surveillance for Bocaparvoviruses and Bufaviruses in the European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

  • Vittorio Sarchese,
  • Andrea Palombieri,
  • Ilaria Prandi,
  • Serena Robetto and ,
  • Luigi Bertolotti,
  • Maria Teresa Capucchio,
  • Riccardo Orusa,
  • Mitzy Mauthe von Degerfeld,
  • Giuseppe Quaranta and
  • Federica Di Profio
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

The presence of bocaparvoviruses (BoVs) and bufaviruses (BuVs) in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) was investigated by screening duodenal and liver samples collected from 183 carcasses, delivered to wildlife rescue centers located in north...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Viral Zoonoses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
12,671 Views
18 Pages

Atomic Resolution Structures of Human Bufaviruses Determined by Cryo-Electron Microscopy

  • Maria Ilyas,
  • Mario Mietzsch,
  • Shweta Kailasan,
  • Elina Väisänen and ,
  • Mengxiao Luo,
  • Paul Chipman,
  • J. Kennon Smith,
  • Justin Kurian,
  • Duncan Sousa and
  • Mavis Agbandje-McKenna
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

4 January 2018

Bufavirus strain 1 (BuV1), a member of the Protoparvovirus genus of the Parvoviridae, was first isolated from fecal samples of children with acute diarrhea in Burkina Faso. Since this initial discovery, BuVs have been isolated in several countries, i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Structural Virology via Cryo-EM)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,037 Views
19 Pages

Structural Characterization of Cuta- and Tusavirus: Insight into Protoparvoviruses Capsid Morphology

  • Mario Mietzsch,
  • Robert McKenna,
  • Elina Väisänen,
  • Jennifer C. Yu and ,
  • Maria Ilyas,
  • Joshua A. Hull,
  • Justin Kurian,
  • J. Kennon Smith,
  • Paul Chipman and
  • Mavis Agbandje-McKenna
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

17 June 2020

Several members of the Protoparvovirus genus, capable of infecting humans, have been recently discovered, including cutavirus (CuV) and tusavirus (TuV). To begin the characterization of these viruses, we have used cryo-electron microscopy and image r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue In Memory of Michael Rossmann)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,785 Views
16 Pages

Structural Characterization of Human Bufavirus 1: Receptor Binding and Endosomal pH-Induced Changes

  • Mitchell Gulkis,
  • Mengxiao Luo,
  • Paul Chipman,
  • Mario Mietzsch and ,
  • Maria Söderlund-Venermo,
  • Antonette Bennett and
  • Robert McKenna
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

6 August 2024

Bufaviruses (BuV) are members of the Parvoviridae of the Protoparvovirus genus. They are non-enveloped, T = 1 icosahedral ssDNA viruses isolated from patients exhibiting acute diarrhea. The lack of treatment options and a limited understanding of the...

(This article belongs to the Section Human Virology and Viral Diseases)