ArticleTransboundary and emerging diseases2023
Noninvasive Surveillance and Evolutionary Insight into Siadenovirus among Antarctic Penguins.
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- Identification of aviadenovirus and dependoparvovirus in an Adélie penguin fecal sample from Cape Royds (Ross Island, Antarctica).Archives of virology · 2026Article
- Genetic Evidence of Active Circulation and Evolution of Diverse Penguin Siadenoviruses in Antarctica Based on Partial DNA Sequences.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Avian siadenoviruses infect diverse terrestrial and aquatic birds worldwide. Antarctica hosts several avian species that are susceptible to siadenovirus infection, such as penguins and South Polar skuas. However, the presence, diversity, and transmission of these viruses in Antarctic birds are poorly understood due to limited surveillance and sequence data. In this study, we performed a noninvasive surveillance of avian siadenoviruses using fecal samples collected from waterbirds at King George Island (part of South Shetland Islands, Antarctica) from late January to mid-February 2023. Polymerase chain reaction, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis were used to investigate the occurrence, genetic diversity, and evolutionary relationships of these viruses in this unique environment. The results of these studies confirmed the presence of siadenoviruses in penguins living along the southeastern coast of King George Island. Distinct viral strains, specific to each penguin species studied, were found suggesting limited interspecies transmission and a complex viral ecosystem within Antarctic bird populations. Siadenovirus strains isolated from penguin's species were genetically distinct from those infecting South Polar skuas. An
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