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Viral diversity in urban feline swab samples recovered using metagenomics

Kwon T, Youtsey B, Ruth N, et al.

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Abstract

The relationship between domestic cats and humans may facilitate transmission of viruses between the two hosts. Metagenomic analyses of 70 urban feline swab samples identified six high-quality draft genomes from felid alphaherpesvirus 1 and feline foamy virus.

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Virus cat Metagenomics Feline Foamy Virus Felid Alphaherpesvirus