The paper detects deltacoronaviruses in environmental fecal samples from seabirds in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago using RT-PCR and metatranscriptomics.

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintDec 29, 2024

High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b recovered from a kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Maria Ogrzewalska, Elisa Cavalcante Pereira, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels…·Paola Cristina Resende

The paper reports the whole-genome analysis of an HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus found in a kelp gull in Antarctica, showing its genetic similarity to strains in South American pinnipeds and seabirds.

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintOct 14, 2024

Detection and full genome sequencing of a Deltacoronavirus and other bird associated viruses from feces of the kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) sampled at the South Shetland Islands Antarctica.

Fernanda Regis Gomes, Alexandre Freitas da Silva, Tatiana Prado…·Maria Ogrzewalska

The paper detects a deltacoronavirus in kelp gull fecal samples from Antarctica and sequences its full genome, revealing its classification and potential cross-species transmission.

DOI 10.1101/2024.10.14.618326

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