1. Whole Genome Characterization and Genetic Evolution Analysis of a New Ostrich Parvovirus
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Shilong Xia, Jiang Zhiyao, Yijun Han, Xueting Qu, Peiheng Wang, Youxia Di, Sun Ju, Kunpeng Yuan, Yanbo Yin, Xiaoyi Wang, Wang Dongdong, Shimei Qiu, Shige Song, Weiquan Liu, Yongle Yu, Shouchun Wang, Qianwen Gao, Yueying Cui, and Luan Qingdong
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0301 basic medicine ,animal diseases ,viruses ,030106 microbiology ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,Genome, Viral ,Leg paralysis ,Genome ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Article ,Evolution, Molecular ,Parvoviridae Infections ,03 medical and health sciences ,leg paralysis ,Genetic Evolution ,Virology ,Animals ,Genetic Testing ,Phylogeny ,Whole Genome Amplification ,Struthioniformes ,Goose parvovirus ,biology ,Base Sequence ,whole genome amplification ,Parvovirus ,phylogenetic analysis ,parvovirus ,virus diseases ,Genomics ,biology.organism_classification ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,Genetic distance ,Close relationship ,ostrich - Abstract
Ostrich diseases characterized by paralysis have been breaking out in broad areas of China since 2015, causing major damage to the ostrich breeding industry in China. This report describes a parvovirus detected in ostriches from four different regions. The entire genomes of four parvovirus strains were sequenced following amplification by PCR, and we conducted comprehensive analysis of the ostrich parvovirus genome. Results showed that the length genomes of the parvovirus contained two open reading frames. Ostrich parvovirus (OsPV) is a branch of goose parvovirus (GPV). Genetic distance analysis revealed a close relationship between the parvovirus and goose parvovirus strains from China, with the closest being the 2016 goose parvovirus RC16 strain from Chongqing. This is the first report of a parvovirus in ostriches. However, whether OsPV is the pathogen of ostrich paralysis remains uncertain. This study contributes new information about the evolution and epidemiology of parvovirus in China, which provides a new way for the study of paralysis in ostriches.
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- 2020