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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2003, p. 4054-4057, Vol. 41, No. 9
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4054-4057.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of a Herpesvirus Associated with Tracheitis in Gouldian Finches (Erythrura [Chloebia] gouldiae)

James F. X. Wellehan,1,{dagger} Mihai Gagea,2 Dale A. Smith,1,2 W. Michael Taylor,1 Yohannes Berhane,2 and Dorothee Bienzle2*

Avian and Exotic Service, Veterinary Teaching Hospital,1 Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W12

Received 21 January 2003/ Accepted 15 May 2003

Severe tracheitis and bronchitis were identified in two fatal cases of respiratory disease affecting a flock of Gouldian finches (Erythrura [Chloebia] gouldiae). Intranuclear inclusion bodies in epithelial cells of the upper respiratory tract were identified in samples from two birds. Electron microscopic examination showed that the inclusions consisted of viral particles consistent in appearance with Herpesviridae. Degenerate PCR primers targeting a conserved region of the herpesviral-DNA-dependent DNA polymerase were used to amplify a region of DNA isolated from tissues with lesions from each animal. Nucleotide sequencing of the PCR products yielded identical viral sequences that were distinct from known herpesviruses. An analysis of sequence homology indicated that these gene segments appear to belong to a member of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1. Phone: (519) 824-4120, ext. 54351. Fax: (519) 824-5930. E-mail: dbienzle{at}uoguelph.ca.

{dagger} Present address: Zoological Medicine Service, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2003, p. 4054-4057, Vol. 41, No. 9
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.9.4054-4057.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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