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Iotatorquevirus is a recently discovered genus in the new family of Anelloviridae, in group II in the Baltimore classification. It encompasses the two type species of the Torque Teno Sus Virus 1 and 2.
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Virology
The virons are small and non enveloped.
The viruses are usually acquired soon after birth and may invade virtually any tissue in the body.
They are widespread in the pig population
Genome
The genome is a circular single stranded DNA molecule of negative polarity.
Clinical
Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome has been causally associated with porcine circovirus type 2. The Iotatorquevirus have also been linked with this syndrome but a causative role—if one exists—has yet to be established.
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