A novel gammaherpesvirus in a large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) with blepharitis.
J Vet Diagn Invest
; 25(3): 433-7, 2013 May.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23628640
ABSTRACT
A novel gammaherpesvirus was identified in a large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) with conjunctivitis, blepharitis, and meibomianitis by nested polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. Polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of 472 base pairs of the DNA-dependent DNA polymerase gene were used to identify a novel herpesvirus. Bayesian and maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses indicated that the virus is a member of the genus Percavirus in the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae. Additional research is needed regarding the association of this virus with conjunctivitis and other ocular pathology. This virus may be useful as a biomarker of stress and may be a useful model of virus recrudescence in Pteropus spp.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blepharitis
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Chiroptera
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Gammaherpesvirinae
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Herpesviridae Infections
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Vet Diagn Invest
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States