title: Surveillance of avian coronaviruses in wild bird populations of Korea.
abstract: We examined the role of wild birds in the epidemiology of avian coronaviruses by studying oropharyngeal swabs from 32 wild bird species. The 14 avian coronaviruses detected belonged to the gamma-coronaviruses and shared high nucleotide sequence identity with some previously identified strains in wild waterfowl, but not with infectious bronchitis viruses.
authors.affiliation: 1  Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency, 175 Anyangro, Manangu, Anyangsi, Gyeonggido 430-757, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Ryoung
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Ku
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Oem
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D001717:Birds; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011159:Population Surveillance; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology