title: Genetic diversity of pigeon circovirus in Hungary.
abstract: Pigeon circoviruses (PiCV) had been identified worldwide and are responsible for immune suppression and a variety of diseases collectively referred to as young pigeon disease syndrome. Samples from racing pigeons were collected throughout Hungary and analyzed for the presence of PiCV by polymerase chain reaction. The capsid protein coding gene was amplified from ten PiCVs of different origins, and compared with known PiCV sequences. The results indicated that PiCV was highly variable, the viruses formed five distinct genetic groups. Differences of the 3' end of the gene suggested the possibility of genetic recombination among these groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Szent István University, Hungária krt. 23-25, Budapest 1143, Hungary.
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cságola
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorincz
authors.forename: Kata
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tombácz
authors.forename: Zsófia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wladár
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuboly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017925:Circovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000821:virology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006814:Hungary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins