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Abstract

The newly identified porcine Kobuvirus (PKV) has raised concerns owing to its association with diarrheal symptom in pigs worldwide. The process involving the emergence and global spread of PKV remains largely unknown. Here, the origin, genetic diversity, and geographic distribution of PKV were determined based on the available PKV sequence information. PKV might be derived from the rabbit Kobuvirus and sheep were an important intermediate host. The most recent ancestor of PKV could be traced back to 1975. Two major clades are identified, PKVa and PKVb, and recombination events increase PKV genetic diversity. Cross-species transmission of PKV might be linked to interspecies conserved amino acids at 13–17 and 25–40 residue motifs of Kobuvirus VP1 proteins. Phylogeographic analysis showed that Spain was the most likely location of PKV origin, which then spread to pig-rearing countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Within China, the Hubei province was identified as a primary hub of PKV, transmitting to the east, southwest, and northeast regions of the country. Taken together, our findings have important implications for understanding the evolutionary origin, genetic recombination, and geographic distribution of PKV thereby facilitating the design of preventive and containment measures to combat PKV infection.

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Title
Evolutionary Origin, Genetic Recombination, and Phylogeography of Porcine Kobuvirus
Author
Cui, Yongqiu 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Li, Jingyi 1 ; Guo, Jinshuo 1 ; Pan, Yang 2 ; Tong, Xinxin 2 ; Liu, Changzhe 1 ; Wang, Dedong 1 ; Xu, Weiyin 1 ; Shi, Yongyan 1 ; Ji, Ying 1 ; Qiu, Yonghui 1 ; Yang, Xiaoyu 1 ; Hou, Lei 1 ; Zhou, Jianwei 1 ; Feng, Xufei 1 ; Wang, Yong 2 ; Liu, Jue 1 

 College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China 
 College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China 
First page
240
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
19994915
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2767293283
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.