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Divergent Megrivirus genome detected from wild birds in Brazil

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT We report the near-complete genome of a divergent Megrivirus strain (avian/JF05/BA/BRA) detected in cloacal swabs collected from wild birds in Northeast Brazil. Genome assembly and annotation revealed a 9,680 bp RNA genome with moderate similarities up to 61.8% on the nucleotide level with members of the species Megrivirus aturhepa . The study highlights the importance of viral surveillance in wild birds.

Source: Microbiology Resource Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/mra.00549-25

Authors: James Lima Ferreira, Edivaldo Costa Sousa Junior, Jessylene Almeida Ferreira, Poliana da Silva Lemos, Fernando Neto Tavares, Mirleide Cordeiro dos Santos, Marcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes, Rita Catarina Medeiros Sousa

Institutions: Instituto Evandro Chagas, Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Pará

Language: English

Topic: Animal Virus Infections Studies

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7204828649

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