Detection and identification of a Gammaherpesvirus in Antechinus spp. in Australia

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dc.contributor.authorAmery-Gale, J.
dc.contributor.authorVaz, P.
dc.contributor.authorWhiteley, P.
dc.contributor.authorTatarczuch, L.
dc.contributor.authorTaggart, D.
dc.contributor.authorCharles, J.
dc.contributor.authorSchultz, D.
dc.contributor.authorFicorilli, N.
dc.contributor.authorDevlin, J.
dc.contributor.authorWilks, C.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractWe detected herpesvirus infection in a male yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) and male agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) during the period of postmating male antechinus immunosuppression and mortality. Histopathologic examination of tissues revealed lesions consistent with herpesvirus infection in the prostate of both animals. Herpesvirus virions were observed by transmission electron microscopy in the prostate tissue collected from the male yellow-footed antechinus. Herpesvirus DNA was detected in prostate, liver, lung, kidney, spleen, and ocular/nasal tissues using a pan-herpesvirus PCR targeting the viral DNA polymerase. Nucleotide sequencing identified a novel herpesvirus from the Gammaherpesvirinae subfamily that we have tentatively designated dasyurid herpesvirus 1 (DaHV-1).
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJemima Amery-Gale, Paola K. Vaz, Pam Whiteley, Liliana Tatarczuch, David A. Taggart, Jenny A. Charles, David Schultz, Nino P. Ficorilli, Joanne M. Devlin, and Colin R. Wilks
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Wildlife Diseases, 2014; 50(2):334-339
dc.identifier.doi10.7589/2013-07-165
dc.identifier.issn0090-3558
dc.identifier.issn1943-3700
dc.identifier.orcidTaggart, D. [0000-0001-7251-8018]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/89612
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWildlife Disease Association
dc.rights© Wildlife Disease Association 2014
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.7589/2013-07-165
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectMarsupialia
dc.subjectGammaherpesvirinae
dc.subjectHerpesviridae Infections
dc.subjectViral Proteins
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.subjectAmino Acid Sequence
dc.subjectMolecular Sequence Data
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleDetection and identification of a Gammaherpesvirus in Antechinus spp. in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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