Key result
Genomic analysis reveals substantial genetic diversity of porcine sapelovirus driven partly by inter-strain recombination.
Observational (n=327)
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The study highlights the substantial genetic diversity, recombination, and broad geographic dissemination of porcine sapelovirus, providing insights for molecular surveillance in swine populations.
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PSV not established as independent cause amid mixed infections; leaves open its role in porcine enteric disease pending controlled studies.
Porcine sapelovirus (PSV) is increasingly detected in swine enteric disease complexes, but its evolutionary dynamics and transmission patterns remain insufficiently characterized. In this study, we analyzed 327 fecal samples collected from diarrheic piglets between 2015 and 2022 and identified persistent PSV detection in northeastern China. Because PSV was detected in the context of mixed enteric viral infections in this dataset, our data do not establish PSV as an independent causative agent of diarrhea. Comparative whole-genome and evolutionary analyses of globally circulating PSV strains revealed substantial genetic diversity, with higher apparent short-term substitution-rate estimates observed in the African and Japanese datasets. In China, inter-strain genetic recombination appeared to represent an additional driver of viral diversification. Temporal evolutionary analyses indicated a dynamic and complex evolutionary landscape within China. Phylogeographic reconstruction identified multiple putative transmission nodes within the currently available genome dataset, suggesting broad geographic dissemination of PSV lineages but not definitive source-sink relationships. These findings enhance our understanding of PSV genomic epidemiology and provide useful information for molecular surveillance of PSV and other diarrhea-associated viruses in swine populations.
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Li et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Porcine sapelovirus infection in diarrheic piglets (n=327). Porcine sapelovirus (PSV) infection was evaluated on Genomic diversity, evolutionary dynamics, and transmission patterns of PSV. Genomic analysis of 327 fecal samples from diarrheic piglets revealed substantial genetic diversity and complex evolutionary dynamics of porcine sapelovirus, driven partly by inter-strain recombination.
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