Data for: Adenoviruses in free-ranging Australian bearded dragons (Pogona spp.)

Adenoviruses are a relatively common infection of reptiles globally and are most often reported in captive central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps). We report the first evidence of adenoviruses in bearded dragons in their native habitat in Australia. Oral-cloacal swabs and blood samples were collected from 48 free-ranging bearded dragons from four study populations: western bearded dragons (P. minor minor) from Western Australia (n = 4), central bearded dragons (P. vitticeps) from central Australia (n = 2) and western New South Wales (NSW) (n = 29), and coastal bearded dragons (P. barbata) from south-east Queensland (n = 13). Samples were tested for the presence of adenoviruses using a broadly reactive (pan-adenovirus) PCR and a PCR specific for agamid adenovirus-1. Agamid adenovirus-1 was detected in swabs from eight of the dragons from western NSW and one of the coastal bearded dragons. Lizard atadenovirus A was detected in one of the dragons from western NSW. Adenoviruses were not detected in any blood sample. All bearded dragons, except one, were apparently healthy and so finding these adenoviruses in these animals is consistent with bearded dragons being natural hosts for these viruses.

腺病毒是全球范围内爬行动物较为常见的感染源，其中在圈养的中线鬣蜥（Pogona vitticeps）中报告尤为频繁。本研究首次报告了澳大利亚原生栖息地中线鬣蜥中腺病毒的存在。研究人员从四个研究群体中收集了48只野生中线鬣蜥的口腔-肛门拭子和血液样本：来自西澳大利亚的西部中线鬣蜥（P. minor minor）（n = 4）、来自澳大利亚中部和西新南威尔士州（NSW）的中部中线鬣蜥（P. vitticeps）（n = 2）以及来自东南昆士兰的沿海中线鬣蜥（P. barbata）（n = 13）。样本使用广谱反应性（泛腺病毒）PCR检测以及针对蜥蜴腺病毒-1的特异性PCR进行检测。在来自西新南威尔士州的8只中线鬣蜥和1只沿海鬣蜥的拭子中检测到了蜥蜴腺病毒-1。在西新南威尔士州的一只鬣蜥中检测到了蜥蜴腺病毒A。在所有血液样本中均未检测到腺病毒。除一只外，所有鬣蜥均表现健康，因此在这些动物中检测到腺病毒与中线鬣蜥作为这些病毒的天然宿主相一致。