Molecular characterisation of an avihepadnavirus isolated from Psittacula krameri (ring-necked parrot)

Arch Virol. 2012 Mar;157(3):585-90. doi: 10.1007/s00705-011-1197-3. Epub 2011 Dec 20.

Abstract

Avihepadnaviruses have been documented previously in ducks, herons, geese, storks and cranes. Here, we describe the full genome of a new avihepadnavirus isolated from Psittacula krameri (ring-necked parrot) in Poland. The parrot hepatitis B virus (PHBV) genome (3042 bp) shares <76% sequence identity with other avihepadnavirus isolates and is phylogenetically most closely related to heron and stork hepatitis B viruses isolates. PHBV has a genome organization similar to that of other hepadnaviruses and contains ORFs for a preC/C, preS/S and polyprotein. Additionally, we identified an X-like ORF in the genome of PHBV. The full-genome data will be useful in developing screening tools for avihepadnaviruses in parrots.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Avihepadnavirus / genetics*
  • Avihepadnavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • Poland
  • Psittacula / virology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*

Substances

  • DNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JN565944
  • RefSeq/NC_016561