Four novel picornaviruses detected in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) in Chile
| Autor: | Alejandro Font, Marcelo González-Aravena, Maja Malmberg, Juliette Hayer, Michelle Wille, Helene Norder |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0303 health sciences
Viral metagenomics Near-threatened species Picornaviridae Infections biology viruses 030302 biochemistry & molecular biology Endangered Species Picornaviridae Zoology biology.organism_classification Spheniscus magellanicus Spheniscidae Pathobiology 03 medical and health sciences Metagenomics Virology Animals Hepatovirus Sphenisciformes Tremovirus Chile Phylogeny 030304 developmental biology |
| Popis: | Members of the Picornaviridae family comprise a significant burden on the poultry industry, causing diseases such as gastroenteritis and hepatitis. However, with the advent of metagenomics, a number of picornaviruses have now been revealed in apparently healthy wild birds. In this study, we identified four novel viruses belonging to the family Picornaviridae in healthy Magellanic penguins, a near threatened species. All samples were subsequently screened by RT-PCR for these new viruses, and approximately 20% of the penguins were infected with at least one of these viruses. The viruses were distantly related to members of the genera Hepatovirus, Tremovirus, Gruhelivirus and Crahelvirus. Further, they had more than 60% amino acid divergence from other picornaviruses, and therefore likely constitute novel genera. Our results demonstrate the vast undersampling of wild birds for viruses, and we expect the discovery of numerous avian viruses that are related to hepatoviruses and tremoviruses in the future. |
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