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A new isolate of beak and feather disease virus from endemic wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand

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Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is a viral disease distributed worldwide with a potentially critical impact on many rare parrots. While efforts have been made to determine its prevalence in wild and captive psittacines, only limited work has been done to document complete genomes of its causative agent, beak and feather disease virus (BFDV). Here, we describe five full genomes of BFDV isolated from wild specimens of an endemic New Zealand parrot, the red-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae). The isolates share >99% nucleotide similarity amongst themselves and ~91–92% similarity to BFDV isolates from southern Africa, Europe and Australia. A maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree including 42 other full-genome sequences indicated that the five isolates from red-fronted parakeets represent an undescribed genotype of BFDV. These isolates are evolutionarily most closely related to the Cacatuini isolates from Thailand and the Lorinae isolates from Australia in the rep gene ML tree; however, in the cp ML tree, the evolutionary relationship is closer to viruses found in the Psittacini.

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Acknowledgments

This research was completed with the logistical and financial support of the University of Canterbury (Science Faculty Early Career Grant), New Zealand Department of Conservation, Massey University (Institute of Natural Sciences), the University of Auckland (School of Biological Sciences), Motuihe Island Trust, Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Supporters Inc., Auckland Regional Council, and National Council of Science from Mexico (CONACYT). This research was conducted under full approval of the New Zealand Department of Conservation (permits AK-15300-RES, AK-20666-FAU and AK-22857-FAU) and Massey University Animal Ethics Committee (protocols MUAEC 07/138 and 08/24). MM is supported by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (UOCX0601). We thank the numerous volunteers who assisted with capture and processing of red-fronted of parakeets on Little Barrier Island. Special thanks go to Shane McInnes and Liz Whitwell (Department of Conservation) who greatly facilitated our work on Little Barrier Island.

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  1. Ecology and Conservation Lab, Institute of Natural Sciences, Massey University, Auckland Campus, Private Bag 102904, North Shore Mail Centre, Auckland, New Zealand

    Luis Ortiz-Catedral & Dianne H. Brunton

  2. School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand

    Brigitta Kurenbach, Melanie Massaro & Arvind Varsani

  3. Genøk-Centre for Biosafety, The Science Park, PO Box 6418, 9294, Tromsø, Norway

    Brigitta Kurenbach

  4. Department of Conservation, 18-32 Manners Street, PO Box 6011, Wellington, New Zealand

    Kate McInnes

  5. Department of Psychology, Hunter College of City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Mark E. Hauber

  6. School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, PB 92019, Auckland, New Zealand

    Mark E. Hauber

  7. Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa

    Darren P. Martin

  8. Electron Microscope Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa

    Arvind Varsani

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Ortiz-Catedral, L., Kurenbach, B., Massaro, M. et al. A new isolate of beak and feather disease virus from endemic wild red-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand. Arch Virol 155, 613–620 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-010-0607-2

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