Table 1.
Sample information for the novel hepaci-like viruses identified in Australian wildlife, including the host species, library, region isolated, host pathology, and assembly data.
| Virus name | Acronym | Host (common) | Host (scientific) | RNA library (tissue) | Region | Pathology | Viral reads per library (abundance %) | Host marker reads per library (abundance %)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magpie-lark hepaci-like virus | MaHV | Magpie-lark | G.cyanoleuca | VERT14 (brain); VERT15 (heart) | Nowra, NSW | Hepatic rupture, urate nephrosis, ventricular haemorrhage, thin | VERT14 = 26 (0.00005%) | VERT14 = 3,095 (0.0063%) |
| VERT15 = 172 (0.00045%) | VERT15 = 5,140 (0.013%) | |||||||
| Collins beach virus 1 | BaHV | Long-nosed bandicoot | P.nasuta | TICK07 (tick); TICK08 (tick); TICK10 (tick); INVERT13 (tick) | Sydney, NSW | Healthy | TICK07 = 6 (0.00001%) | TICK07 = 19,752 (0.035%) |
| TICK08 = 430 (0.00079%) | TICK08 = 33,706 (0.062%) | |||||||
| TICK10 = 6 (0.00001%) | TICK10 = 6,274 (0.012%) | |||||||
| INVERT13 = 43 (0.00014%) | INVERT13 = 12,207 (0.041%) | |||||||
| Koala hepaci-like virus | KHV | Koala | P.cinereus | VERT20 (liver) | Port Macquarie, NSW | Severe chlamydiosis | VERT20 = 29,391 (0.10%) | VERT20 = 3,205 (0.011%) |
| Pelican hepaci-like virus | PeHV | Australian pelican | P.conspicillatus | VERT5 (liver); VERT44 (liver) | Blackwall Bay, NSW | Profound weakness, diarrhoea, dyspnoea, and death, associated with myocardial degeneration to necrosis | VERT5 = 172 (0.00034%) | VERT5 = 8,642 (0.017%) |
| VERT44 = 362 (0.0014%) | VERT44 = 2,978 (0.011%) | |||||||
| Gecko hepaci-like virus | GHV | House gecko | G.lauta | VERT7 (liver) | West Leichardt Station, QLD | Healthy | VERT7 = 762 (0.0018%) | VERT7 = 6,651 (0.015%) |
a
Abundance of host determined using RPL13A.