Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6139282 | Virology | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Recently pseudorabies outbreaks have occurred in many vaccinated farms in China. To identify genetic characteristics of pseudorabies virus (PRV) strains, we obtained the genomic sequences of PRV strains HeN1 and JS, which were compared to 4 PRV genomes and 729 partial gene sequences. PRV strains isolated in China showed marked sequence divergence compared to European and American strains. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that for the first time PRV can be divided into 2 distinct clusters, with Chinese strains being genotype II and PRVs isolated from other countries being genotype I. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis confirmed differences between HeN1 and Bartha strains, as did the presence of unique insertion/deletion polymorphisms and microsatellites. This divergence between the two genotypes may have been generated from long-term, independent evolution, which could also explain the low efficacy of the Bartha vaccine in protecting pigs infected with genotype II PRV.
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Authors
Chao Ye, Qing-Zhan Zhang, Zhi-Jun Tian, Hao Zheng, Kuan Zhao, Fei Liu, Jin-Chao Guo, Wu Tong, Cheng-Gang Jiang, Shu-Jie Wang, Mang Shi, Xiao-Bo Chang, Yi-Feng Jiang, Jin-Mei Peng, Yan-Jun Zhou, Yan-Dong Tang, Ming-Xia Sun, Xue-Hui Cai, Guang-Zhi Tong,