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. 2020 Mar;64(1):2-6.
doi: 10.1637/0005-2086-64.1.2.

Molecular Phylogeny of an Avipoxvirus Isolated from Red-Flanked Blue Robin in China

Yuchen Gong  1   2   3 , Na Feng  2   3 , Jinhao Bi  1   2 , Xinghai Zhang  2   4 , Yuanguo Li  2   4 , Weiyang Sun  2 , Tiecheng Wang  2 , Nan Li  2 , Yongkun Zhao  2 , Songtao Yang  2 , Weiming Zhang  5 , Jingwen Tang  6 , Jianzhong Wang  7 , Yuwei Gao  8 , Xianzhu Xia  9   10
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Molecular Phylogeny of an Avipoxvirus Isolated from Red-Flanked Blue Robin in China

Yuchen Gong et al. Avian Dis. 2020 Mar.

Abstract
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We first report avipoxvirus (APV) infection and an isolate named APV/03/2016 from a red-flanked blue robin (Tarsiger cyanurus) captured at Songhua Lake Scenic Area in Jilin City (Jilin Province, China) on March 24, 2016. The partial sequence of the 4b core protein gene and DNA polymerase gene of APV/03/2016 suggests that the virus belongs to the subclade B1 cluster of clade B (canarypox virus). The BLAST results showed the highest similarity of the two genes with the Pacific shearwater-isolated strain SWPV-2 (KX857215), canarypox virus strain D98-11133 (GQ487567), canarypox virus strain ATCC VR-111 (AY318871), avipoxvirus Mississippi isolate P89 (KC018048), and avipoxvirus Wisconsin isolate P92 (KC018051). The results indicate that APV/03/2016 is a canarypox-like virus. These findings demonstrate the continuous emergence of new APV hosts such as red-flanked blue robins and suggest that monitoring of APV circulation and evolution should be strengthened for T. cyanurus conservation.

Filogenia molecular de un Avipoxvirus aislado de ruiseñor coliazul en China. Se reporta por primera vez la infección por poxvirus aviar (APV) y un aislamiento denominado APV/03/2016 obtenido de un ruiseñor coliazul (Tarsiger cyanurus) capturado en el área escénica del Lago Songhua en la ciudad de Jilin (provincia de Jilin, China) el 24 de marzo de 2016. La secuencia parcial del gene de la proteína central 4b y el gene de la polimerasa de ADN del virus APV/03/2016 sugiere que el virus pertenece al subclado B1 del clado B (virus de la viruela del canario). Los resultados de la búsqueda mediante BLAST mostraron la mayor similitud de los dos genes con la cepa aislada de aves pelágicas del Pacífico (KX857215), virus de la viruela del canario cepa de virus D98-11133 (GQ487567), cepa de virus de la viruela del canario ATCC VR-111 (AY318871), aislamiento de avipoxvirus de Mississippi P89 (KC018048), y el aislamiento P89 de avipoxvirus en Wisconsin (KC018051). Los resultados indican que el virus APV/03/2016 es un virus similar al de la viruela del canario. Estos hallazgos demuestran la aparición continua de nuevos hospedadores de poxvirus aviares como el ruiseñor coliazul y sugieren que el monitoreo de la circulación y evolución de poxvirus aviares debería fortalecerse para la conservación del T. cyanurus.

Keywords: 4b core protein gene; APV/03/2016; DNA polymerase gene; avipoxvirus; red-flanked blue robin.

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