%0 Journal Article %T Molecular survey of avian circoviruses in some non-psittacine birds and detection of a novel canary circovirus in a pigeon %J Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research %I Shiraz University %Z 1728-1997 %A Haddadmarandi, M. R. %A Madani, S. A. %A Nili, H. %A Ghorbani, A. %D 2020 %\ 03/01/2020 %V 21 %N 1 %P 57-60 %! Molecular survey of avian circoviruses in some non-psittacine birds and detection of a novel canary circovirus in a pigeon %K Birds %K Canary %K Circovirus %K Pigeon %R 10.22099/ijvr.2019.34375.5078 %X Background: Circoviruses are small, non-enveloped, single stranded DNA viruses. There is scarce information about these agents in non-psittacine birds. Aims: It is attempted to detect and characterize circoviruses in non-psittacine birds. Methods: Forty-five samples were collected from different non-psittacine species belonging to seven avian orders. A nested polymerase chain reaction (nested-PCR) for the detection of rep gene of circoviruses was applied. Results: Two different types of circoviruses were detected in two pigeon samples (2/11, 18.2%). One of the detected circoviruses was placed in clade A next to a polish strain based on phylogenetic analysis. Interestingly, the other detected circovirus was closely related to canary circoviruses (CaCVs). Conclusion: In addition to the molecular diagnosis of a pigeon circovirus (PiCV), this is the first report of the detection of CaCv in a pigeon. The possible hypotheses of such circumstance are discussed. %U https://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_5429_0a66f552d09b4fc32dea18bd4f3e77a4.pdf