The taxonomy of viruses is developed and overseen by the International Committee on
Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), which scrutinizes, approves and ratifies taxonomic proposals …

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has a single-stranded DNA genome encapsidated in a small
icosahedrally symmetric protein shell with 60 subunits. AAV is the leading delivery vector in …

Background Wild birds may harbor and transmit viruses that are potentially pathogenic to
humans, domestic animals, and other wildlife. Results Using the viral metagenomic …

Abstract Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a major human pathogen causing a variety of
diseases, characterized by a selective tropism to human progenitor cells in bone marrow. In …

Human gene therapy has advanced from twentieth-century conception to twenty-first-century
reality. The recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (rAAV) is a major gene therapy vector …

Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) is comprised of non-enveloped capsids that
can package a therapeutic transgene and are currently being developed and utilized as …

Some parvoviruses of carnivorans can infect multiple host species. Since many canine
parvoviruses were only discovered recently, their host‐range is still unexplored. We …

Abstract Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) is a relevant pathogen for dogs and causes a
severe disease in carnivore species. CPV-2 reached pandemic proportions after the 1970s …

Bats are natural hosts of multiple viruses, many of which have clear zoonotic potential. The
search for emerging viruses has been aided by the implementation of metagenomic tools …

The recently discovered Tilapia parvovirus (TiPV) was the first Parvovirus confirmed to infect
fish, causing mortality outbreaks in farmed adult Nile tilapia in China. Severe mortality …