title: Novel adenovirus detected in kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) with pneumonia.
abstract: A male kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) originating from a zoo facility was delivered for post mortem evaluation in Hungary. Acute lobar pneumonia with histopathologic changes resembling an adenovirus (AdV) infection was detected by light microscopic examination. The presence of an AdV was confirmed by obtaining partial sequence data from the adenoviral DNA-dependent DNA-polymerase. Although the exact taxonomic position of this novel marsupial origin virus could not be determined, pairwise identity analyses and phylogenetic calculations revealed that it is distantly related to other members in the family Adenoviridae.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine, University of Veterinary Science , Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gál
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Science , Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Míra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mándoki
authors.affiliation: 3 Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden , Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Endre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sós
authors.affiliation: 3 Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden , Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kertész
authors.affiliation: 3 Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden , Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Viktória
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koroknai
authors.affiliation: 4 Lendület 'Pathogen Discovery' Research Group, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Krisztián
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bányai
authors.affiliation: 4 Lendület 'Pathogen Discovery' Research Group, Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Szilvia L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Farkas
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology
keywords: Dasyuroides byrnei; Kowari adenovirus; brush-tailed marsupial rat; pneumonia