Since late 2011,outbreaks of pseudorabies virus(PRV)have occurred in southern China causing major economic losses to the pig industry.We previously reported that variant PRV forms and recombination in China could be t...Since late 2011,outbreaks of pseudorabies virus(PRV)have occurred in southern China causing major economic losses to the pig industry.We previously reported that variant PRV forms and recombination in China could be the source of continued epidemics.Here,we analyzed samples from intensive pig farms in eastern China between 2017 and 2019,and sequenced the main glycoproteins(gB,gC,gD,and gE)to study the evolution characteristics of PRV.Based on the gC gene,we found that PRV variants belong to clade 2 and detected a founder effect during by the PRV epidemic.In addition,we detected inter-and intra-clade recombination;in particular,inter-clade recombination in the gB genes of strains FJ-ZXF and FJ-W2,which were recombinant with clade 1 strains.We also found specific amino-acid changes and positively selected sites,possibly associated with functional changes.This analysis of the emergence of PRV in China illustrates the need for continuous monitoring and the development of vaccines against specific variants of PRV.展开更多
Fowl adenovirus serotype 4(FAdV-4)strain SD1511 was isolated from chickens with severe inclusion body hepatitis and hydropericardium syndrome in Shandong Province,China.The isolate was cultured in primary chicken embr...Fowl adenovirus serotype 4(FAdV-4)strain SD1511 was isolated from chickens with severe inclusion body hepatitis and hydropericardium syndrome in Shandong Province,China.The isolate was cultured in primary chicken embryo kidney cells.A study of pathogenicity indicated that SD1511 readily infected 7–35-d-old chickens by intramuscular injection and intranasal and oral routes,causing 50%–100%mortality.The 35-d-old chickens suffered more severe infection than 7-and 21-d-old chickens with mortality highest in the intramuscular injection group.The serum from surviving chickens showed potent viral neutralizing capability.The complete genome of SD1511 was sequenced and analyzed.The strain was found to belong to the FAdV-4 cluster with more than 99%identity with the virulent FAdV-4 strains isolated in China in recent years except for some distinct variations,including deletions of open reading frame 27(ORF27),ORF48,and part of ORF19.Our findings suggest that SD1511 might be used as a prototype strain for the study of pathogenesis and vaccine development.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0500101)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20170721)the China Association for Science and Technology Youth Talent Lift Project (2017-2019)
文摘Since late 2011,outbreaks of pseudorabies virus(PRV)have occurred in southern China causing major economic losses to the pig industry.We previously reported that variant PRV forms and recombination in China could be the source of continued epidemics.Here,we analyzed samples from intensive pig farms in eastern China between 2017 and 2019,and sequenced the main glycoproteins(gB,gC,gD,and gE)to study the evolution characteristics of PRV.Based on the gC gene,we found that PRV variants belong to clade 2 and detected a founder effect during by the PRV epidemic.In addition,we detected inter-and intra-clade recombination;in particular,inter-clade recombination in the gB genes of strains FJ-ZXF and FJ-W2,which were recombinant with clade 1 strains.We also found specific amino-acid changes and positively selected sites,possibly associated with functional changes.This analysis of the emergence of PRV in China illustrates the need for continuous monitoring and the development of vaccines against specific variants of PRV.
基金the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2015BAD12B01)the China Agriculture Research System(No.CARS-40-K13)
文摘Fowl adenovirus serotype 4(FAdV-4)strain SD1511 was isolated from chickens with severe inclusion body hepatitis and hydropericardium syndrome in Shandong Province,China.The isolate was cultured in primary chicken embryo kidney cells.A study of pathogenicity indicated that SD1511 readily infected 7–35-d-old chickens by intramuscular injection and intranasal and oral routes,causing 50%–100%mortality.The 35-d-old chickens suffered more severe infection than 7-and 21-d-old chickens with mortality highest in the intramuscular injection group.The serum from surviving chickens showed potent viral neutralizing capability.The complete genome of SD1511 was sequenced and analyzed.The strain was found to belong to the FAdV-4 cluster with more than 99%identity with the virulent FAdV-4 strains isolated in China in recent years except for some distinct variations,including deletions of open reading frame 27(ORF27),ORF48,and part of ORF19.Our findings suggest that SD1511 might be used as a prototype strain for the study of pathogenesis and vaccine development.
