title: Complete genome sequence of pigeon circovirus detected in racing pigeons in western Japan.
abstract: We report the genetic analysis of a pigeon circovirus (PiCV/Japan/2/2010) detected in a racing pigeon with diarrheal symptoms in western Japan. Sequencing revealed a genome size of 2,041 bp that contained 3 open reading frames (ORFs), designated V1, C1, and C2, a structure consistent with to those of other pigeon circoviruses. Phylogenetic analyses of the ORF C1 revealed that PiCV/Japan/2/2010 diverges from other Asian pigeon circoviruses, suggesting genetic diversity of pigeon circoviruses in Asia.
authors.affiliation: United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kitamoto
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morinishi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Satomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
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; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D010856:Columbidae / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D016679:Genome, Viral; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral