Extensive recombination detected among beak and feather disease virus isolates from breeding facilities in Poland

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dc.contributor.authorJulian, Laurel
dc.contributor.authorPiasecki, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorChrzastek, Klaudia
dc.contributor.authorWalters, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorMuhire, Brejnev
dc.contributor.authorHarkins, Gordon William
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Darren Patrick
dc.contributor.authorVarsani, Arvind
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-11T12:40:10Z
dc.date.available2018-01-11T12:40:10Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBeak and feather disease virus (BFDV) causes the highly contagious, in some cases fatal, psittacine beak and feather disease in parrots. The European continent has no native parrots, yet in the past has been one of the world’s biggest importers of wild-caught exotic parrot species. Following the banning of this practice in 2007, the demand for exotic pet parrots has largely been met by established European breeding facilities, which can also supply buyers outside Europe. However, the years of unregulated importation have provided numerous opportunities for BFDV to enter Europe, meaning the likelihood of birds within captive breeding facilities being BFDV positive is high. This study examined the BFDV status of such facilities in Poland, a country previously shown to have BFDV among captive birds. A total of 209 birds from over 50 captive breeding facilities across Poland were tested, and 43 birds from 18 different facilities tested positive for BFDV. The full BFDV genomes from these 43 positive birds were determined, and phylogenetic analysis revealed that these samples harboured a relatively high degree of diversity and that they were highly recombinant. It is evident that there have been multiple introductions of BFDV into Poland over a long period of time, and the close association of different species of birds in the captive environment has probably facilitated the evolution of new BFDV strains through recombination.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Science
dc.identifier.citationJulian, L. et al. (2013). Extensive recombination detected among beak and feather disease virus isolates from breeding facilities in Poland. Journal of General Virology, 94: 1086 – 1095en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-1317
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.050179-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3381
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherMicrobiology Societyen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.050179-0
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectBeak and feather disease virus (BFDV)en_US
dc.subjectContagiousen_US
dc.subjectPsittacine beaken_US
dc.subjectCaptive birdsen_US
dc.titleExtensive recombination detected among beak and feather disease virus isolates from breeding facilities in Polanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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