Virome characterization of diarrheic red-crowned crane (G. japonensis).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The red-crowned crane is one of the vulnerable bird species. Although the captive population has markedly increased over the last decade, infectious diseases can lead to the death of young red-crowned cranes while few virological studies have been conducted.

Methods

Using a viral metagenomics approach, we analyzed the virome of tissues of the dead captive red-crowned crane with diarrhea symptoms in Dongying Biosphere Reserve, Shandong Province, China and feces of individual birds breeding at the corresponding captive breeding center, which were pooled separately.

Results

There is much more DNA and RNA viruses in the feces than that of the tissues. RNA virus belonging to the families Picornaviridae, and DNA viruses belonging to the families Parvoviridae, ass

SUBMITTER: Cui N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902971 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature