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Russell CJ. Hemagglutinin Stability and Its Impact on Influenza A Virus Infectivity, Pathogenicity, and Transmissibility in Avians, Mice, Swine, Seals, Ferrets, and Humans. Viruses 2021; 13:746. [PMID: 33923198 PMCID: PMC8145662 DOI: 10.3390/v13050746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Genetically diverse influenza A viruses (IAVs) circulate in wild aquatic birds. From this reservoir, IAVs sporadically cause outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics in wild and domestic avians, wild land and sea mammals, horses, canines, felines, swine, humans, and other species. One molecular trait shown to modulate IAV host range is the stability of the hemagglutinin (HA) surface glycoprotein. The HA protein is the major antigen and during virus entry, this trimeric envelope glycoprotein binds sialic acid-containing receptors before being triggered by endosomal low pH to undergo irreversible structural changes that cause membrane fusion. The HA proteins from different IAV isolates can vary in the pH at which HA protein structural changes are triggered, the protein causes membrane fusion, or outside the cell the virion becomes inactivated. HA activation pH values generally range from pH 4.8 to 6.2. Human-adapted HA proteins tend to have relatively stable HA proteins activated at pH 5.5 or below. Here, studies are reviewed that report HA stability values and investigate the biological impact of variations in HA stability on replication, pathogenicity, and transmissibility in experimental animal models. Overall, a stabilized HA protein appears to be necessary for human pandemic potential and should be considered when assessing human pandemic risk.
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- Charles J Russell
- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105-3678, USA
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Canova R, Budaszewski RF, Weber MN, da Silva MS, Puhl DE, Battisti LO, Soares JF, Wagner PG, Varela APM, Mayer FQ, Canal CW. Spleen and lung virome analysis of South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) collected on the southern Brazilian coast. Infect Genet Evol 2021; 92:104862. [PMID: 33848685 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) are believed to reach the coast of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) through sea currents. They live in colonies and are frequently found resting on the beach. However, it is also common to find dead pinnipeds on beaches, sharing the environment with humans, domestic animals and other wild species on the coast and facilitating the transmission of pathogens. In the present study, a metagenomic approach was applied to evaluate the viral diversity in organs of fur seals found deceased along the coast of the state of RS, southern Brazil. The lungs and spleens of 29 animals were collected, macerated individually, pooled separately (one pool for lungs and another for spleens) and sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Sequences more closely related to members of the Anelloviridae and Circoviridae families were detected. Nine putative new species of anellovirus and one putative new genus, named Nitorquevirus, were described. Additionally, the circovirus sequences found in the lungs of A. australis have a common ancestor with PCV3, a proposed swine pathogen. Our study expanded the knowledge about viral communities in pinnipeds and could be useful for monitoring new viruses and potential viral sharing among wildlife, domestic animals, and humans.
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- R Canova
- Laboratório de Virologia, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório Protozoologia e Riquettsioses Vetoriais, Faculdade de Veterinária, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório Protozoologia e Riquettsioses Vetoriais, Faculdade de Veterinária, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA), Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor (IPVDF), Secretaria da Agricultura, Pecuária e Irrigação do Rio Grande do Sul (SEAPI-RS), Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor (IPVDF), Secretaria da Agricultura, Pecuária e Irrigação do Rio Grande do Sul (SEAPI-RS), Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Chiappetta CM, Cibulski SP, Lima FES, Varela APM, Amorim DB, Tavares M, Roehe PM. Molecular Detection of Circovirus and Adenovirus in Feces of Fur Seals (Arctocephalus spp.). Ecohealth 2017; 14:69-77. [PMID: 27803979 PMCID: PMC7087719 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-016-1195-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In some regions, little is known about exposure to viruses in coastal marine mammals. The present study aimed to detect viral RNA or DNA in 23 free-ranging fur seals on the northern coastline of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Polymerase chain reaction was used to detect nucleic acids of circoviruses, adenoviruses, morbilliviruses, vesiviruses, and coronaviruses in the feces from twenty-one South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) and two Subantarctic fur seals (A. tropicalis). Adenovirus DNA fragments were detected in two South American fur seals; nucleotide sequences of these fragments revealed a high degree of similarity to human adenovirus type C. Circovirus DNA fragments were detected in six animals of the same species. Two were phylogenetically similar to the Circovirus genus, whereas the other four nucleotide fragments showed no similarity to any of the known genera within the family Circoviridae. RNA fragments indicating the presence of coronavirus, vesivirus, and morbillivirus were not detected. These findings suggest that adenoviruses and circoviruses are circulating in fur seal populations found along the coast of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.
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- Catarina Marcon Chiappetta
- Laboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, (UFRGS), Rua Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 90050-170, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Virologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves 9090, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 9154-000, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Virologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Bento Gonçalves 9090, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 9154-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, (UFRGS), Rua Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 90050-170, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias "Desidério Finamor" (IPVDF), Estrada do Conde 6000, Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 92990-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos Costeiros, Limnológicos e Marinhos, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Tramandaí 976, Imbé, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 95625-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos Costeiros, Limnológicos e Marinhos, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Tramandaí 976, Imbé, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 95625-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, (UFRGS), Rua Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 90050-170, Brazil
- Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias "Desidério Finamor" (IPVDF), Estrada do Conde 6000, Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), 92990-000, Brazil
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Kluge M, Campos FS, Tavares M, de Amorim DB, Valdez FP, Giongo A, Roehe PM, Franco AC. Metagenomic Survey of Viral Diversity Obtained from Feces of Subantarctic and South American Fur Seals. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151921. [PMID: 26986573 PMCID: PMC4795697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The Brazilian South coast seasonally hosts numerous marine species, observed particularly during winter months. Some animals, including fur seals, are found dead or debilitated along the shore and may harbor potential pathogens within their microbiota. In the present study, a metagenomic approach was performed to evaluate the viral diversity in feces of fur seals found deceased along the coast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The fecal virome of two fur seal species was characterized: the South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) and the Subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis). Fecal samples from 10 specimens (A. australis, n = 5; A. tropicalis, n = 5) were collected and viral particles were purified, extracted and amplified with a random PCR. The products were sequenced through Ion Torrent and Illumina platforms and assembled reads were submitted to BLASTx searches. Both viromes were dominated by bacteriophages and included a number of potentially novel virus genomes. Sequences of picobirnaviruses, picornaviruses and a hepevirus-like were identified in A. australis. A rotavirus related to group C, a novel member of the Sakobuvirus and a sapovirus very similar to California sea lion sapovirus 1 were found in A. tropicalis. Additionally, sequences of members of the Anelloviridae and Parvoviridae families were detected in both fur seal species. This is the first metagenomic study to screen the fecal virome of fur seals, contributing to a better understanding of the complexity of the viral community present in the intestinal microbiota of these animals.
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- Mariana Kluge
- Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- CECLIMAR (Center for Coastal, Limnology and Marine Studies), UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Imbé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- CECLIMAR (Center for Coastal, Limnology and Marine Studies), UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Imbé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Genomic and Molecular Biology Laboratory, PUCRS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- IPR (Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources), PUCRS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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