Volume 16, Number 3—March 2010
Research
Use of Avian Bornavirus Isolates to Induce Proventricular Dilatation Disease in Conures
Patricia Gray, Sharman Hoppes, Paulette Suchodolski, Negin Mirhosseini, Susan Payne, Itamar Villanueva, H.L Shivaprasad, Kirsi S. Honkavuori, Thomas Briese, Sanjay M. Reddy, and Ian Tizard
Table
Percent nucleotide identity between partial N genes in avian bornavirus isolates
| Gene | ABV Type 1a* | M25 | M20 | AG5 | M15 | M10 | M14 | M24 | 06 | ABV Type 4b† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABV Type 1a | 100.0 | |||||||||
| M25 | 89.4 | 100.0 | ||||||||
| M20 | 80.9 | 82.0 | 100.0 | |||||||
| AG5 | 80.9 | 82.0 | 99.7 | 100.0 | ||||||
| M15 | 80.9 | 82.0 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 100.0 | |||||
| M10 | 80.9 | 82.0 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 100.0 | ||||
| M14 | 81.1 | 81.7 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 100.0 | |||
| M24 | 81.1 | 81.7 | 95.0 | 94.8 | 94.7 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 100.0 | ||
| 06 |
81.4 |
81.8 |
94.5 |
94.5 |
94.4 |
94.3 |
94.2 |
99.3 |
100.0 |
|
| ABV Type 4b | 80.6 | 81.4 | 94.0 | 94.7 | 94.7 | 94.7 | 95.0 | 92.7 | 94.5 | 100.0 |
*ABV genotype 1 accession no. FJ002329.
†ABV genotype 4 accession no. FJ603687.
