%0 Journal Article
%T Widespread avian bornavirus infection in mute swans in the Northeast United States
%A Guo J
%A Covaleda L
%A Heatley JJ
%A Baroch JA
%J Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports
%D 2012
%I Dove Medical Press
%X Jianhua Guo,1 Lina Covaleda,1 J Jill Heatley,1 John A Baroch,2 Ian Tizard1, Susan L Payne,11Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; 2USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, USAAbstract: Avian bornavirus (ABV) matrix (M) genes were detected by RT-PCR on brain tissue obtained from 192 mute swans harvested from several Northeastern states. A RT-PCR product was detected in 45 samples. Sequencing of the PCR products confirmed the presence of ABV belonging to the ¡®goose¡¯ genotype. The prevalence of positive samples ranged from 28% in Michigan to 0% in northern New York State. Two Rhode Island isolates were cultured. Their M, N, and X-P gene sequences closely matched recently published sequences from Canada geese.Keywords: avian bornavirus, proventricular dilatation disease, reverse transcription, polymerase chain reaction, mute swans
%U http://www.dovepress.com/widespread-avian-bornavirus-infection-in-mute-swans-in-the-northeast-u-a10466