| discovery and characterization of novel rna viruses in aquatic north american wild birds. | wild birds are recognized viral reservoirs but our understanding about avian viral diversity is limited. we describe here three novel rna viruses that we identified in oropharyngeal/cloacal swabs collected from wild birds. the complete genome of a novel gull metapneumovirus (gumpv b29) was determined. phylogenetic analyses indicated that this virus could represent a novel avian metapneumovirus (ampv) sub-group, intermediate between ampv-c and the subgroup of the other ampvs. this virus was detec ... | 2019 | 31438486 |