Amdoparvoviruses. Part 1. The global taxonomic analysis of Aleutian mink disease virus strains and isolates is based on the phylogenetic analysis of full VP2 protein sequences.
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The Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) is a highly contagious parvovirus that is a causative agent of the Aleutian mink disease (AMD). AMD is a commercially important infectious disease because it causes great economic losses to mink farmers worldwide. AMDVs represent themselves as a highly variable group of the Parvoviridae family. The AMDV group is quickly filled out with various representatives. Only about 10 years have passed since this group included only the two species. Today, there are 11 species in this group. The AMDV is the typical representative of this group, and all AMDV-like parvoviruses are now integrated into the Amdoparvovirus genus. The Protoparvovirus genus appears to be ancestral to the Amdoparvovirus genus. In this study, a global phylogenetic analysis of the full VP2 protein sequences of the Amdoparvovirus genus was conducted with suggestions for a new species.
