title: Gamma and Deltacoronaviruses in quail and pheasants from Northern Italy1.
abstract: In view of the restricted knowledge on the diversity of coronaviruses in poultry other than chicken, this study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of coronaviruses in quail, pheasant, and partridge from two regions of Northern Italy. To this end, pools of tracheal and cloacal swabs from European quail (Coturnix Coturnix) and intestinal tract from pheasants (Phasianus Colchicus) and partridge (Perdix Perdix) flocks, with or without enteric signs, were collected during 2015. Avian coronavirus (Gammacoronavirus) was detected in quail not vaccinated against Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) and in pheasants vaccinated with an IBV Massachusetts serotype. Based on DNA sequences for the gene encoding the S protein, the avian coronaviruses detected in the quail and pheasant are related to the IBV 793B and Massachusetts types, respectively. However, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) analyses showed the susceptibility of quail also to Deltacoronaviruses, suggesting that quail and pheasant avian coronaviruses share spike genes identical to chicken IBV spike genes and quail might host Deltacoronavirus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando, Marques de Paiva, 87, CEP 05508 270, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.|Coronavirus Research Group, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, CEP 05508 270, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Listorti
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lupini
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Viale dell'università, 16, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Franzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Viale dell'università, 16, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drigo
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Catelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando, Marques de Paiva, 87, CEP 05508 270, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.|Coronavirus Research Group, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, CEP 05508 270, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Viale dell'università, 16, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cecchinato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002988:Cloaca / Q000821:virology; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D003370:Coturnix; D046094:Galliformes; D005814:Genes, Viral; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary; D014132:Trachea / Q000821:virology
keywords: Deltacoronavirus; Gammacoronavirus; infectious bronchitis virus; pheasant; quail