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Research note: Virome of Alectoris chukars by metagenomic analysis in Guangdong, southern China
Jinchao Chen1, JiaXing Li1, Zhihao Lin2
1School of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China.
Abstract:
Alectoris Chukar (Chukar) has been introduced to numerous countries for stocking farms or release for hunting purposes. China imported commercial chuckars in the 1980s, and Guangdong Province was the first province in mainland China to feed on this species on stock farms; however, few reports have described the species and amount of virus circulating in it. In this study, meta-transcriptome analysis was conducted to reveal the virome in 34 unexplained dead chukars in Guangdong, southern China, which identified 2 novel viruses and 1 known virus, including the Alectoris chukar Avian leukosis-like virus (ACALLV) in the family Retroviridae, the GD-Alectoris chukar orthobunya virus (GD-ACOBV) in the family Peribunyaviridae, and an infectious bronchitis virus strain GD-Alectoris chukar strain (IBV-GDAC). These findings are the first to reveal the virome of chukars in Guangdong Province, providing more information to identify the virus circulating in chukars.
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