Novel adenovirus detected in kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) with pneumonia.

Novel adenovirus detected in kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) with pneumonia.
Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2017 Feb 15;:1-10
Authors: Gál J, Mándoki M, Sós E, Kertész P, Koroknai V, Bányai K, Farkas SL
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.
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Source: Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica - February 14, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gál J, Mándoki M, Sós E, Kertész P, Koroknai V, Bányai K, Farkas SL Tags: Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung Source Type: research