title: Identification of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in an Unusual Novel Host (Merops ornatus) Using Nested PCR.
abstract: The complete genome sequence of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) was discovered from a rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus), a species of Coraciiformes The genome consisted of 1,996 bp encoding two major bidirectional transcribed open reading frames. This is the first evidence of BFDV infection and complete genome characterization for this novel host species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia s.sarker@latrobe.edu.au.
authors.forename: Subir
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-8377
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarker
authors.affiliation: School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Shubhagata
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0795-2752
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Helbig
authors.affiliation: School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Shane R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Raidal