A novel picornavirus in feces of a rainbow lorikeet ( Trichoglossus moluccanus ) shows a close relationship to members of the genus Avihepatovirus

AbstractA novel picornavirus, named “lorikeet picornavirus 1” (LoPV-1), was detected in a fecal sample from rainbow lorikeets using viral metagenomic analysis, and its complete genome sequence was determined and analyzed. The genome of LoPV-1 is 7862 nt long, including a 617-nt 5’ UTR, a type IV IRES 5’UTR with an ‘8-like’ motif, a 7032-nt polyprotein ORF, and a 213-nt 3’ UTR. Phylogenetic analysis and pairwise asequence comparisons based on the amino acid sequences of P1, P2, and P3 indicated that LoPV-1 showed the closest relationship to two picornaviruses that were isolated recently from red-crowned cranes and c lustered together with members of the genusAvihepatovirus.

Source: Archives of Virology - June 10, 2019 Category: Virology Source Type: research