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Identification of Multiple Novel Viruses in Fecal Samples of Black-necked Cranes using Viral Metagenomics Methods

Version 1 : Received: 12 September 2023 / Approved: 13 September 2023 / Online: 18 September 2023 (11:52:56 CEST)

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Zhao, Q.; Zhao, R.; Sun, Y.; Ji, L.; Xi, Y.; Wang, X.; Shen, Q.; Ji, L.; Wang, Y.; You, Z.; Yang, S.; Zhang, W. Identification of Multiple Novel Viruses in Fecal Samples of Black-Necked Cranes Using Viral Metagenomic Methods. Viruses 2023, 15, 2068. Zhao, Q.; Zhao, R.; Sun, Y.; Ji, L.; Xi, Y.; Wang, X.; Shen, Q.; Ji, L.; Wang, Y.; You, Z.; Yang, S.; Zhang, W. Identification of Multiple Novel Viruses in Fecal Samples of Black-Necked Cranes Using Viral Metagenomic Methods. Viruses 2023, 15, 2068.

Abstract

The black-necked crane is the only species that lives in the plateau. At present, there is little re-search on viral diseases of the black-necked crane. In this study, a virus metagenomics approach was employed to investigate the viral composition of black-necked cranes in Saga County, Shi-gatse City, Tibet, China. The identified virus families carried by black-necked cranes mainly in-clude Genomoviridae, Parvoviridae, and Picornaviridae. Among them, one picornavirus genome is characterized as a novel species in the genus Grusopivirus of the family Picornaviridae, four new parvoviruses genome were obtained and classified into four different novel species within the genus Chaphamaparvovirus of the subfamily Hamaparvovirinae, and four novel genomoviruses ge-nome were also acquired and identified as members of three different species including Ge-mykroznavirus haeme1, Gemycircularvirus ptero6, and Gemycircularvirus ptero10. All of these viruses were firstly detected in fecal samples of black-necked cranes. This study provides valuable in-formation for understanding the viral community composition in the digestive tract of black-necked cranes in Tibet and for monitoring, preventing, and treating black-necked cranes viral diseases.

Keywords

viral metagenomics; black-necked crane; genomic structure; phylogenetic analysis

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Virology

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