Cyclovirus

{{Short description|Genus of viruses}}

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Cyclovirus is a genus in the family Circoviridae. The genus contains 90 species. Viruses in this genus have been isolated from dragonflies,{{cite journal|last1=Rosario|first1=K|last2=Marinov|first2=M|last3=Stainton|first3=D|last4=Kraberger|first4=S|last5=Wiltshire|first5=EJ|last6=Collings|first6=DA|last7=Walters|first7=M|last8=Martin|first8=DP|authorlink9=Mya Breitbart|last9=Breitbart|first9=M|last10=Varsani|first10=A|title=Dragonfly cyclovirus, a novel single-stranded DNA virus discovered in dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera).|journal=The Journal of General Virology|date=Jun 2011|volume=92|issue=Pt 6|pages=1302–8|pmid=21367985|doi=10.1099/vir.0.030338-0|doi-access=free}} as well as chickens, goats, sheep, and other farm animals.{{cite journal|last1=Li|first1=L.|last2=Shan|first2=T.|last3=Soji|first3=O. B.|last4=Alam|first4=M. M.|last5=Kunz|first5=T. H.|last6=Zaidi|first6=S. Z.|last7=Delwart|first7=E.|title=Possible cross-species transmission of circoviruses and cycloviruses among farm animals|journal=Journal of General Virology|date=22 December 2010|volume=92|issue=4|pages=768–772|doi=10.1099/vir.0.028704-0|pmc=3133700|pmid=21177928}} Cycloviruses have also been found in the feces of healthy humans and chimpanzees{{cite journal|last1=Li|first1=L.|last2=Kapoor|first2=A.|last3=Slikas|first3=B.|last4=Bamidele|first4=O. S.|last5=Wang|first5=C.|last6=Shaukat|first6=S.|last7=Masroor|first7=M. A.|last8=Wilson|first8=M. L.|last9=Ndjango|first9=J.-B. N.|last10=Peeters|first10=M.|last11=Gross-Camp|first11=N. D.|last12=Muller|first12=M. N.|last13=Hahn|first13=B. H.|last14=Wolfe|first14=N. D.|last15=Triki|first15=H.|last16=Bartkus|first16=J.|last17=Zaidi|first17=S. Z.|last18=Delwart|first18=E.|title=Multiple Diverse Circoviruses Infect Farm Animals and Are Commonly Found in Human and Chimpanzee Feces|journal=Journal of Virology|date=9 December 2009|volume=84|issue=4|pages=1674–1682|doi=10.1128/JVI.02109-09|pmid=20007276|pmc=2812408}} and in samples of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with unexplained paraplegia.{{cite journal|last1=Smits|first1=Saskia L.|last2=Zijlstra|first2=Ed E|last3=van Hellemond|first3=Jaap J.|last4=Schapendonk|first4=Claudia M.E.|last5=Bodewes|first5=Rogier|last6=Schürch|first6=Anita C.|last7=Haagmans|first7=Bart L.|last8=Osterhaus|first8=Albert D.M.E.|title=Novel Cyclovirus in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid, Malawi, 2010–2011|journal=Emerging Infectious Diseases|volume=19|issue=9|doi=10.3201/eid1909.130404|pmid=23968557|pmc=3810929|year=2013|pages=1511–1513 }}