Coding-complete sequencing classifies parrot bornavirus 5 into a novel virus species.
In this study, we determined the sequence of the coding region of an avian bornavirus detected in a blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) with pathological/histopathological changes characteristic of proventricular dilatation disease. The genomic organization of the macaw bornavirus is similar to that of other bornaviruses, and its nucleotide sequence is nearly identical to the available partial parrot bornavirus 5 (PaBV-5) sequences. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these strains formed a monophyletic group distinct from other mammalian and avian bornaviruses and in calculations performed with matrix protein coding sequences, the PaBV-5 and PaBV-6 genotypes formed a common cluster, suggesting that according to the recently accepted classification system for bornaviruses, these two genotypes may belong to a new species, provisionally named Psittaciform 2 bornavirus.
Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária krt. 21, 1581, Budapest, Hungary.
Szilvia
S
Marton
Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária krt. 21, 1581, Budapest, Hungary.
Krisztián
K
Bányai
Department of Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, István u. 2, 1078, Budapest, Hungary.
János
J
Gál
Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária krt. 21, 1581, Budapest, Hungary.
Katalin
K
Ihász
Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária krt. 21, 1581, Budapest, Hungary.
Renáta
R
Kugler
Medical Centre of Hungarian Defense Forces, Force Health Laboratory Institute, Róbert Károly krt. 44, 1134, Budapest, Hungary.
György
G
Lengyel
János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, 7624, Pecs, Hungary.
Ferenc
F
Jakab
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Hungária krt. 23-25, 1143, Budapest, Hungary.
Tamás
T
Bakonyi
Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária krt. 21, 1581, Budapest, Hungary. fszilvi@yahoo.com.
Szilvia L
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8575-3148
SL
Farkas
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D028981:Bornaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010311:Parrots / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology