Abstract
Beak and feather disease viral genomes were recovered from two deceased juvenile urban rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) that lacked tail feathers. These genomes share ~95% pairwise identity with two beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) genomes identified in wild and captive Australian T. haematodus birds and ~92% identity to those in wild New Caledonian T. haematodus deplanchii birds.
Highlights
Beak and feather disease viral genomes were recovered from two deceased juvenile urban rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) that lacked tail feathers
Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a circular singlestranded DNA virus belonging to the Circoviridae family
A wild urban rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) pair nesting in a suburban garden in Sydney, Australia, initially produced nestlings in 2008 that failed to fully develop feathers
Summary
Beak and feather disease viral genomes were recovered from two deceased juvenile urban rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) that lacked tail feathers. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a circular singlestranded DNA virus belonging to the Circoviridae family. The BFDV genome is ~2 kb and encapsidated into icosahedral virions (~17 to 25 nm in diameter). The bidirectionally transcribed genome of BFDV encodes at least two proteins, the replication-associated protein (Rep) transcribed from the virion strand and the capsid protein (CP) transcribed from the complementary strand.
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