Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana

Virus surveillance in wildlife is important to understanding ecosystem health, taxonomy, and evolution. Nevertheless, viruses in reptiles, and specifically in squamates, continue to be understudied. Herein, we conducted a health assessment on the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana (Con...

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Autores: Nieto Claudin, Ainoa, Sacristan, Carlos, Deem, Sharon L., Lewbart, Gregory A., Colosino, Giuliano, Esperón Fajardo, Fernando, Sevilla, Christian, Gentile, Gabriele
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Europea (UEM)
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Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
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spelling Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguanaNieto Claudin, AinoaSacristan, CarlosDeem, Sharon L.Lewbart, Gregory A.Colosino, GiulianoEsperón Fajardo, FernandoSevilla, ChristianGentile, GabrieleFaunaVirologíaAveGoal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity lossVirus surveillance in wildlife is important to understanding ecosystem health, taxonomy, and evolution. Nevertheless, viruses in reptiles, and specifically in squamates, continue to be understudied. Herein, we conducted a health assessment on the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae) and the vulnerable Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). We collected oral and/or cloacal swabs from 47 clinically healthy iguanas and tested for adenovirus (cloacal swabs, n = 47) and herpesvirus (oral swabs, n = 45) using broad-spectrum PCRs. Two out of 38 (5.3 %) Galapagos pink land iguanas tested positive for herpesvirus, while no herpesvirus was detected in all Galapagos land iguanas (n = 7). Both herpesviral sequences were identical between them and divergent (61.9 % amino acid identity) when compared to the closest herpesvirus sequences available in GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ. The genetic distance between this and other herpesviruses is consistent with its classification as a novel virus species. All iguanas were negative for adenovirus. This is the first description of a herpesvirus in iguanas of the Galapagos islands, and the first report of a potential pathogen for the iconic Galapagos pink land iguana. Further research is needed to understand the implications of this virus in the conservation and management of one of the most endangered iguana species in the world.20242024-11-2420242024-01-0120242024-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11268/13238reponame:ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científicainstname:Universidad Europea (UEM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/132382026-06-11T12:41:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
title Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
spellingShingle Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
Nieto Claudin, Ainoa
Fauna
Virología
Ave
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
title_short Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
title_full Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
title_fullStr Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
title_full_unstemmed Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
title_sort Novel herpesvirus in the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nieto Claudin, Ainoa
Sacristan, Carlos
Deem, Sharon L.
Lewbart, Gregory A.
Colosino, Giuliano
Esperón Fajardo, Fernando
Sevilla, Christian
Gentile, Gabriele
author Nieto Claudin, Ainoa
author_facet Nieto Claudin, Ainoa
Sacristan, Carlos
Deem, Sharon L.
Lewbart, Gregory A.
Colosino, Giuliano
Esperón Fajardo, Fernando
Sevilla, Christian
Gentile, Gabriele
author_role author
author2 Sacristan, Carlos
Deem, Sharon L.
Lewbart, Gregory A.
Colosino, Giuliano
Esperón Fajardo, Fernando
Sevilla, Christian
Gentile, Gabriele
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fauna
Virología
Ave
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
topic Fauna
Virología
Ave
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
description Virus surveillance in wildlife is important to understanding ecosystem health, taxonomy, and evolution. Nevertheless, viruses in reptiles, and specifically in squamates, continue to be understudied. Herein, we conducted a health assessment on the critically endangered Galapagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae) and the vulnerable Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). We collected oral and/or cloacal swabs from 47 clinically healthy iguanas and tested for adenovirus (cloacal swabs, n = 47) and herpesvirus (oral swabs, n = 45) using broad-spectrum PCRs. Two out of 38 (5.3 %) Galapagos pink land iguanas tested positive for herpesvirus, while no herpesvirus was detected in all Galapagos land iguanas (n = 7). Both herpesviral sequences were identical between them and divergent (61.9 % amino acid identity) when compared to the closest herpesvirus sequences available in GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ. The genetic distance between this and other herpesviruses is consistent with its classification as a novel virus species. All iguanas were negative for adenovirus. This is the first description of a herpesvirus in iguanas of the Galapagos islands, and the first report of a potential pathogen for the iconic Galapagos pink land iguana. Further research is needed to understand the implications of this virus in the conservation and management of one of the most endangered iguana species in the world.
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