Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 1497: Diversity of Coronaviruses in Wild Representatives of the Aves Class in Poland
Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 1497: Diversity of Coronaviruses in Wild Representatives of the Aves Class in Poland
Viruses doi: 10.3390/v13081497
Authors:
Katarzyna Domańska-Blicharz
Justyna Miłek-Krupa
Anna Pikuła
The revealed prevalence of coronaviruses in wild bird populations in Poland was 4.15% and the main reservoirs were birds from orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes, with a prevalence of 3.51% and 5.59%, respectively. Gammacoronaviruses were detected more often than deltacoronaviruses, with detection rates of 3.5% and 0.7%, respectively. Gammacoronaviruses were detected in birds belonging to six orders, including Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, and Passeriformes, indicating a relatively wide host range. Interestingly, this was the only coronavirus detected in Anseriformes (3.51%), while in Charadriiformes, the prevalence was 3.1%. The identified gammacoronaviruses belonged to the Igacovirus and Brangacovirus subgeneras. Most of these were igacoviruses and formed a common phylogenetic group with a Duck Coronavirus 2714 and two with an Avian Coronavirus/Avian Coronavirus9203, while the viruses from the pigeons formed a distinct “pigeon-like” group, not yet officially represented. The presence of deltacoronaviruses was detected in birds belonging to three orders, Charadriiformes, Galliformes, and Suliformes indicating a narrower host range. Most identified deltacoronaviruses belonged to the Buldecovirus subgenus, wh...
Source: Viruses - Category: Virology Authors: Katarzyna Doma ńska-Blicharz Justyna Mi łek-Krupa Anna Piku ła Tags: Article Source Type: research