Identification of a Novel Adélie Penguin Circovirus at Cape Crozier (Ross Island, Antarctica)

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Virginia Morandini, Katie M. Dugger, Grant Ballard, Megan Elrod, Annie Schmidt, Valeria Ruoppolo, Amélie Lescroël, Dennis Jongsomjit, Melanie Massaro, Jean Pennycook, Gerald L. Kooyman, Kara Schmidlin, Simona Kraberger, David G. Ainley, Arvind Varsani
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: pygoscelis adeliae; circoviridae; antarctica; ross island; cape crozier; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Austral; Cape Crozier; Crozier; Guano; Ross Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v11121088; https://doaj.org/article/02989449bc7d42ff98386f984cde4dce

Understanding the causes of disease in Antarctic wildlife is crucial, as many of these species are already threatened by environmental changes brought about by climate change. In recent years, Antarctic penguins have been showing signs of an unknown pathology: a feather disorder characterised by mis...