Amdoparvovirus Extension Data - giffordlabcvr/Parvovirus-GLUE GitHub Wiki
Background
Amdoparvoviruses are a genus within the subfamily Parvovirinae. They are known for infecting mammals, particularly carnivores.
The type species was originally called Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) – hence the genus name. However, AMDV is now considered to represent a variant of the renamed species Carnivore amdoparvovirus 1.
AMDV causes an immune complex-associated progressive syndrome in American mink (Neovison vison) called Aleutian disease (AD) which is considered to be one of the most important infectious diseases affecting farm-raised mink.
AMDV infection is known to be widespread in wild mink as well as in farmed animals, and related amdoparvoviruses have been identified in other carnivore species, including raccoon dogs, foxes, skunks, and red pandas. Recent findings from metagenomic and paleovirological studies suggest that amdoparvoviruses may infect a broader range of mammalian orders.
Reference Sequences
Tabular data summarising amdoparvovirus species reference sequences can be found here.
Multiple Sequence Alignments
Multiple sequence alignments (MSAs) spanning complete amdoparvovirus genomes can be found here.