Comment on Shah et al. Genetic Characteristics and Phylogeographic Dynamics of Lagoviruses

"Shah and colleagues [1] published an article in Viruses where they performed a phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis of full-length nucleotide sequences of lagoviruses (N = 240). The analysis included pathogenic and non-pathogenic forms of typically rabbit-associated lagoviruses (rabbit he...

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Published in:Viruses 2024-06
Main Authors: Abrantes, Joana, Bertagnoli, Stéphan, Cavadini, Patriz, Estev, Pedro J., Gavier-Widén, Dolor, Hall, Robyn N., Lavazza, Anton, Le Gall-Reculé, Ghislaine, Mahar, Jackie E., Marchandeau, Stéphane, Lopes, Ana M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Environmental Sciences
Genome, Viral
Humans
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
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Summary:"Shah and colleagues [1] published an article in Viruses where they performed a phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis of full-length nucleotide sequences of lagoviruses (N = 240). The analysis included pathogenic and non-pathogenic forms of typically rabbit-associated lagoviruses (rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, RHDV, and rabbit calicivirus, RCV, both belonging to GI according to the nomenclature proposed by Le Pendu et al. [2]) and hare-associated lagoviruses (European brown hare syndrome virus, EBHSV, and hare calicivirus, HaCV, both assigned to GII). According to the authors, the goal of the study was to provide “an update of the phylogenetic and phylogeographic information of lagoviruses that may be used to map the evolutionary history and provide hints for the genetic basis of their emergence and re-emergence”. In our opinion, and despite the authors’ effort in contributing to the current knowledge of lagovirus evolution, some of the methodologies used in the analysis were inappropriate, leading to incorrect and misleading inferences." [...]
ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v16060927