Article
Koala retrovirus genotyping analyses reveal a low prevalence of KoRV-A in Victorian koalas and an association with clinical disease.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2017
Legione Alistair R, Patterson Jade L S, Whiteley Pam, Firestone Simon M, Curnick Megan, Bodley Kate, Lynch Michael, Gilkerson James R, Sansom Fiona M, Devlin Joanne M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Koala retrovirus (KoRV) is undergoing endogenization into the genome of koalas in Australia, providing an opportunity to assess the effect of retrovirus infection on the health of a population. The prevalence of KoRV in north-eastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) is 100 %, whereas previous preliminary investigations in south-eastern Australia (Victoria) suggested KoRV is present at a lower...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA, Viral
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Logistic Models
- Multivariate Analysis
- New South Wales
- Phascolarctidae
- Prevalence
- Queensland
- Retroviridae
- Retroviridae Infections