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Abstract

Pathological and serological evidence and DNA–DNA reassociation data indicate that and are separate species. causes avian systemic disease and causes abortion. Both previously belonged to are associated with zoonotic and enzootic outbreaks. Genetic studies suggest that they are closely related and because of the recent availability of diverse strains and comparative data for several genes, it was possible to explore this relationship. The parrot strain 84/2334 was found to have DNA sequences that were identical to an extrachromosomal plasmid in duck strain N352, to in strain R54 from a brown skua and to the intergenic spacer in parakeet strain Prk/Daruma (from Germany, Antarctica and Japan, respectively). Analysis of and the spacer revealed progressive diversification of the strains, with 84/2334 resembling what might have been a recent ancestor of . Another strain (VS225) showed evidence of having undergone convergent evolution towards the -like genotype, whereas strain R54 diverged independently. For the first time, these studies link in an evolutionary context to the lineage. It has been concluded that diverged from , and so strain R54 was designated a strain. It is recommended that characterization of and strains should utilize more than a single method and more than a single gene.

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