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Saliviruses—the first knowledge about a newly discovered human picornavirus
Author(s) -
Reuter Gábor,
Pankovics Péter,
Boros Ákos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
reviews in medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.06
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1654
pISSN - 1052-9276
DOI - 10.1002/rmv.1904
Subject(s) - picornavirus , biology , molecular epidemiology , epidemiology , picornaviridae , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , virology , genetic diversity , evolutionary biology , genome , virus , genotype , genetics , environmental health , medicine , population , gene , enterovirus , pathology
Summary The salivirus, first discovered in the year 2009, is a member of the large and growing family Picornaviridae . At present, the genus Salivirus contains 1 species Salivirus A and 2 genotypes, Salivirus A1 and Salivirus A2. Salivirus has been identified in humans and chimpanzees and may cause acute gastroenteritis in humans, having been detected in 0% to 8.7% of fecal samples collected from gastroenteritis in different human populations. Salivirus is ubiquitous in wastewater of human origin and river water specimens worldwide and represents a potential indicator human RNA virus for monitoring of environmental samples. This review summarizes the current knowledge on saliviruses including discovery, taxonomy, genome structure, and genetic diversity; covers all aspects of infection including epidemiology, molecular epidemiology, clinical feature, host species, environmental characteristics, and laboratory diagnosis; and gives a summary of possible future perspectives.