ArticleVirus genes2019
A novel Australian flying-fox retrovirus shares an evolutionary ancestor with Koala, Gibbon and Melomys gamma-retroviruses.
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- A recent gibbon ape leukemia virus germline integration in a rodent from New Guinea.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- GALV-KoRV-related retroviruses in diverse Australian and African rodent species.Virus evolution · 2024Article
- Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses: Quantification of the Viral Copy Number for the Four Miniature Pig Breeds in China.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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- Helping koalas battle disease - Recent advances in Chlamydia and koala retrovirus (KoRV) disease understanding and treatment in koalas.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2020Review
- Infectious KoRV-related retroviruses circulating in Australian bats.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Article
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Abstract
A novel gamma-retroviral sequence (7912 bp), inclusive of both partial 5' and 3' long terminal repeat regions, was identified from the brain of a black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto), Queensland, Australia. The sequence was distinct from other retroviral sequences identified in bats and showed greater identity to Koala, Gibbon ape leukaemia, Melomys burtoni and Woolly monkey retroviruses, forming their own phylogenetic clade. This finding suggests that these retroviruses may have an unknown common ancestor and that further investigation into the diversity of gamma-retroviruses in Australian Pteropus species may elucidate their evolutionary origins.
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