Megrivirus A

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Megrivirus A is a species in the genus Megrivirus.

In a new classification, Megrivirus A is the type species in the genus Megrivirus. This species is comprised of turkey hepatitis virus 1 (THV-1), duck megrivirus and goose megrivirus 1. However, as
megrivirus A1 is a recombinant with MeV-C it is referred to as megrivirus A1_CP-C_Pol. Megrivirus A2 has been proposed as the prototype virus.

Megrivirus A1_CP-C_Pol (MeV-A1_CP-C_Pol) (Turkey hepatitis virus; THV-1)

A novel picornavirus has recently been identified as the probable cause of hepatitis in turkeys (Honkavuori et al., 2011). Turkey hepatitis virus 1 has a genome of >9,040 nt and a predicted polyprotein of 2,813 aa making it the longest picornavirus genome so far described. The 5' (461 nt) and 3' (173 & 136 nt) UTRs were incomplete.

Similar partial genome sequences (partial 3D and 3' UTR) have recently been detected in turkeys and chickens (Farkas et al., 2012). These sequences show the 3' UTR of THV to be 641-654 nt in length, the longest picornavirus 3' UTR so far described.

Chicken picornavirus 4, described by Lau et al. (2014), shares 89.5%, 96.3% and 98% amino acid identity with THV-1 in the P1, 2BC and 3BCD proteins.

Viral Hepatitis of Turkeys (Merck Veterinary Manual).

Genome organisation:

VPg+5'UTR^IRES-IVB[1AB-1C-1D/2A1-2A2-2A3-2A4^H-box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol][ORF2?]3'UTR-poly(A)

Megrivirus A2 (MeV-A2) Duck megrivirus (DuMV)

A megri-like virus has been found in ducks in China (Liao et al. 2014).

VPg+5'UTR^IRES-IVB[1AB-1C-1D/2A1-2A2-2A3^H-box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

Megrivirus A3 (MeV-A3) Goose megrivirus 1

VPg+5'UTR^IRES-IVB[1AB-1C-1D/2A1-2A2-2A3^H-box/NC-2B-2C/3A-3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

References

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Honkavuori, K.S., Shivaprasad, H.L., Briese, T., Street, C., Hirschberg, D.L, Hutchison, S.K. and Lipkin, W.I. (2011). Novel picornavirus in turkey poults with hepatitis, California, USA. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 17: 480-487.

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Lau, S.K., Woo, P.C., Yip, C.C., Li, K.S., Fan, R.Y., Bai, R., Huang, Y., Chan, K.H. and Yuen, K.Y. (2014). Chickens host diverse picornaviruses originated from potential interspecies transmission with recombination. J. Gen. Virol. 95: 1929-1944.

Liao, Q., Zheng, L., Yuan, Y., Shi, J., Zhang, D. (2014). Genomic characterization of a novel picornavirus in Pekin ducks. Veterinary Microbiology 172: 78-91.

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Shivaprasad, H.L., Honkavuori, K.S., Briese, T. and Lipkin, W.I. (2010). A novel picornavirus associated with turkey viral hepatitis. Presented at the 147th American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, 31 July to 3 August 2010.

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Wang, F., Liang, T., Liu, N., Ning, K., Yu, K. and Zhang, D. (2017). Genetic characterization of two novel megriviruses in geese. J Gen Virol. 2017 Jan 27. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000720. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28141510.