Article ; Online: Novel coronavirus and astrovirus in Delaware Bay shorebirds.
PloS one
2014 Volume 9, Issue 4, Page(s) e93395
Abstract: Background: Wild birds are an important but to some extent under-studied reservoir for emerging pathogens. We used unbiased sequencing methods for virus discovery in shorebird samples from the Delaware Bay, USA; an important feeding ground for thousands ...
Abstract | Background: Wild birds are an important but to some extent under-studied reservoir for emerging pathogens. We used unbiased sequencing methods for virus discovery in shorebird samples from the Delaware Bay, USA; an important feeding ground for thousands of migratory birds. Findings: Analysis of shorebird fecal samples indicated the presence of a novel astrovirus and coronavirus. A sanderling sample yielded sequences with distant homology to avian nephritis virus 1, an astrovirus associated with acute nephritis in poultry. A ruddy turnstone sample yielded sequences with homology to deltacoronaviruses. Conclusions: Our findings highlight shorebirds as a virus reservoir and the need to closely monitor wild bird populations for the emergence of novel virus variants. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Astroviridae/genetics ; Astroviridae Infections/virology ; Bays ; Bird Diseases/virology ; Birds/virology ; Coronavirus/genetics ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Delaware ; Feces/chemistry |
Keywords | covid19 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2014-04-03 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
ISSN (online) | 1932-6203 |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0093395 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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