Eukaryotic circular rep-encoding single-stranded DNA (CRESS DNA) viruses: ubiquitous viruses with small genomes and a diverse host range

L Zhao, K Rosario, M Breitbart, S Duffy - Advances in virus research, 2019 - Elsevier
While single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was once thought to be a relatively rare genomic
architecture for viruses, modern metagenomics sequencing has revealed circular ssDNA …

Beak and feather disease virus in wild and captive parrots: an analysis of geographic and taxonomic distribution and methodological trends

DJ Fogell, RO Martin, JJ Groombridge - Archives of virology, 2016 - Springer
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) has emerged in recent years as a major threat
to wild parrot populations and is an increasing concern to aviculturists and managers of …

Sequence-based taxonomic framework for the classification of uncultured single-stranded DNA viruses of the family Genomoviridae

A Varsani, M Krupovic - Virus evolution, 2017 - academic.oup.com
With the advent of metagenomics approaches, a large diversity of known and unknown
viruses has been identified in various types of environmental, plant, and animal samples …

[HTML][HTML] Trade in wild-sourced African grey parrots: Insights via social media

RO Martin, C Senni, NC D'Cruze - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
The rise of social media is changing the global trade of wildlife, presenting new challenges
and opportunities for regulating and monitoring trade in threatened species. Parrots are …

Deep mining reveals the diversity of endogenous viral elements in vertebrate genomes

JG Nino Barreat, A Katzourakis - Nature Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Integration of viruses into host genomes can give rise to endogenous viral elements (EVEs),
which provide insights into viral diversity, host range and evolution. A systematic search for …

A high prevalence of beak and feather disease virus in non-psittacine Australian birds

J Amery-Gale, MS Marenda… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Purpose. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a circovirus and the cause of psittacine
beak and feather disease (PBFD). This disease is characterized by feather and beak …

Review of psittacine beak and feather disease and its effect on Australian endangered species

SR Raidal, S Sarker, A Peters - Australian Veterinary Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Since it was first described in the early 1980s, psittacine beak and feather
disease (PBFD) has become recognised as the dominant viral pathogen of psittacine birds …

[PDF][PDF] The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events

D Stainton, DP Martin, BM Muhire, S Lolohea… - Virus …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; family Nanoviridae, genus Babuvirus) is a multi-component
single-stranded DNA virus, which infects banana plants in many regions of the world, often …

Trade and conservation implications of new beak and feather disease virus detection in native and introduced parrots

DJ Fogell, RO Martin, N Bunbury, B Lawson… - Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD), caused by Beak and feather disease virus
(BFDV), has spread rapidly around the world, raising concerns for threatened species …

Psittacine beak and feather disease: ecology and implications for conservation

SR Raidal, A Peters - Emu-Austral Ornithology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is the dominant pathogen of wild Psittaciformes in
Australasia where it has been present for at least 10 million years. The richness of psittacine …