title: Complete genome analysis of an avian paramyxovirus type 1 strain isolated in 1994 from an asymptomatic black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) in southern Sweden.
abstract: The complete genome sequence of an avian paramyxovirus serotype 1 (APMV-1) isolated from a black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) in Sweden was determined and compared with other APMV-1 sequences. Sequence analyses showed that this isolate consists of six genes in the order 3'-NP-P-M-F-HN-L-5', is 15,186 nucleotides long, and contains a typical, avirulent fusion protein cleavage site. It was also shown to have a hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein with a length of 585 amino acids (aa) instead of the expected 616 aa. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the isolate belongs to genotype I, and the relationship with some other, known APMV-1 virus sequences was revealed. Waterfowl have been considered to act as a reservoir for APMV-1 and, therefore, it is important to broaden the knowledge of viruses circulating within this population.
authors.affiliation: Joint Research and Development Unit for Virology, Immunobiology and Parasitology of the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Division of Microbiology and Food Safety, Ulls väg 2B, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munir
authors.forename: Anna-Malin
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Linde
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zohari
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ståhl
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baule
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Engström
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D046091:Charadriiformes; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D016679:Genome, Viral; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins