biostudies-literatureFrench RKNew Zealand Ministry of Business and InnovationAustralian Research Council16https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9558408biostudies-literatureUnknown4(1)<h4>Background</h4>Translocation is a common tool in wildlife management and its implementation has resulted in many conservation successes. During translocations, any associated infectious agents are moved with their wildlife hosts. Accordingly, translocations can present a risk of infectious disease emergence, although they also provide an opportunity to restore natural infectious communities ('infectome') and mitigate the long-term risks of reduced natural resistance.<h4>Methods</h4>We used metatranscriptomic sequencing to characterise the cloacal infectome of 41 toutouwai (North Island robin, Petroica longipes) that were translocated to establish a new population within the North Island of New Zealand. We also screened for pathogenic bacteria, fungi and parasites.<h4>Results</h4>AlthouOne health outlookNovel viral and microbial species in a translocated Toutouwai (Petroica longipes) population from Aotearoa/New Zealand.PMC9558408FL170100022C09X1805French RKStone ZLParker KAHolmes ECfalseNovel viral and microbial species in a translocated Toutouwai (Petroica longipes) population from Aotearoa/New Zealand.<h4>Background</h4>Translocation is a common tool in wildlife management and its implementation has resulted in many conservation successes. During translocations, any associated infectious agents are moved with their wildlife hosts. Accordingly, translocations can present a risk of infectious disease emergence, although they also provide an opportunity to restore natural infectious communities ('infectome') and mitigate the long-term risks of reduced natural resistance.<h4>Methods</h4>We used metatranscriptomic sequencing to characterise the cloacal infectome of 41 toutouwai (North Island robin, Petroica longipes) that were translocated to establish a new population within the North Island of New Zealand. We also screened for pathogenic bacteria, fungi and parasites.<h4>Results</h4>Althou2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2026-07-14T17:30:19.339Z2025-04-06T17:04:49.33ZS-EPMC95584083622466610.1186/s42522-022-00072-z