Subtype distribution and expression of the koala retrovirus in the Japanese zoo koala population.
Koala
Koala retrovirus
PCR
Prevalence
Zoo
Journal
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases
ISSN: 1567-7257
Titre abrégé: Infect Genet Evol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101084138
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2022
08 2022
Historique:
received:
20
01
2022
revised:
26
04
2022
accepted:
01
05
2022
pubmed:
10
5
2022
medline:
22
6
2022
entrez:
9
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We investigated the proviral copies and RNA expression in koala retrovirus (KoRV)-infected koalas. To ascertain any variation in viral load by institution, age, sex, or body condition score, we quantified KoRV proviral DNA and RNA loads in captive koalas (n = 37) reared in Japanese zoos. All koalas were positive for KoRV genes (pol, LTRs, and env of KoRV-A) in genomic DNA (gDNA), and 91.89% were positive for the pol gene in RNA. In contrast, the distribution rates of KoRV-B, KoRV-C, KoRV-D, and KoRV-F env genes in gDNA were 94.59%, 27.03%, 67.57%, and 54.05%, respectively. A wide inter-individual variation and/or a significant inter-institutional difference in proviral DNA (p < 0.0001) and RNA (p < 0.001) amounts (copies/10
Identifiants
pubmed: 35533919
pii: S1567-1348(22)00094-6
doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105297
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
RNA
63231-63-0
DNA
9007-49-2
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105297Informations de copyright
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