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. 2015 Apr 23;3(2):e00283-15.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00283-15.

Genome Sequences of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Urban Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus)

David A Collings  1 , Berwyn G Collings  2 , Laurel Julian  1 , Brigitta Kurenbach  1 , Arvind Varsani  3
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Genome Sequences of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Urban Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus)

David A Collings et al. Genome Announc. .

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.

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