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Rafique S, Jabeen Z, Pervaiz T, Rashid F, Luo S, Xie L, Xie Z. Avian infectious bronchitis virus (AIBV) review by continent. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1325346. [PMID: 38375362 PMCID: PMC10875066 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1325346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a positive-sense, single-stranded, enveloped RNA virus responsible for substantial economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide by causing a highly contagious respiratory disease. The virus can spread quickly through contact, contaminated equipment, aerosols, and personal-to-person contact. We highlight the prevalence and geographic distribution of all nine genotypes, as well as the relevant symptoms and economic impact, by extensively analyzing the current literature. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis was performed using Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA-6), which provided insights into the global molecular diversity and evolution of IBV strains. This review highlights that IBV genotype I (GI) is prevalent worldwide because sporadic cases have been found on many continents. Conversely, GII was identified as a European strain that subsequently dispersed throughout Europe and South America. GIII and GV are predominant in Australia, with very few reports from Asia. GIV, GVIII, and GIX originate from North America. GIV was found to circulate in Asia, and GVII was identified in Europe and China. Geographically, the GVI-1 lineage is thought to be restricted to Asia. This review highlights that IBV still often arises in commercial chicken flocks despite immunization and biosecurity measures because of the ongoing introduction of novel IBV variants and inadequate cross-protection provided by the presently available vaccines. Consequently, IB consistently jeopardizes the ability of the poultry industry to grow and prosper. Identifying these domains will aid in discerning the pathogenicity and prevalence of IBV genotypes, potentially enhancing disease prevention and management tactics.
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- Saba Rafique
- SB Diagnostic Laboratory, Sadiq Poultry Pvt. Ltd., Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- SB Diagnostic Laboratory, Sadiq Poultry Pvt. Ltd., Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- SB Diagnostic Laboratory, Sadiq Poultry Pvt. Ltd., Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Nanning, China
- Key Laboratory of China (Guangxi)-ASEAN Cross-border Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Nanning, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Nanning, China
- Key Laboratory of China (Guangxi)-ASEAN Cross-border Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Nanning, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Nanning, China
- Key Laboratory of China (Guangxi)-ASEAN Cross-border Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Nanning, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Nanning, China
- Key Laboratory of China (Guangxi)-ASEAN Cross-border Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Nanning, China
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cpSSR and High-Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) for Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. Variety Genotyping and Discrimination. FORESTS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/f13020200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The unambiguous identification of varieties within the Pseudostrobus complex is a key step to facilitate tree selection and monitoring in the wild as well as in plantations. Molecular tools provide a powerful approach for species delimitation; however, the use of DNA barcodes in this group has met limited success due to widespread haplotype sharing from lineage sorting, hybridization and introgression. Here, we evaluate the utility of real-time PCR coupled with high-resolution melting (HRM) to discriminate among Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. var. pseudostrobus, apulcensis and oaxacana, from wild populations in central and southern Mexico, using chloroplast DNA sequence variants located within the clpP, ycf2, trnL(UAA)–trnT(UGU) and trnI(CAU)–trnF(GAA) loci. The markers ycf2/trnL(UAA)–trnT(UGU) produced clear melting patterns that separated the varieties pseudostrobus and oaxacana from type var. apulcensis, whereas clpP discriminated over 60% of var. oaxacana individuals. This assay underlines the usefulness of these less-used DNA regions as potential biological markers and exhibits the effect of geography on allele distribution and the likely presence of hybrids among the species and varieties.
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Abbas G, Zhang Y, Sun X, Chen H, Ren Y, Wang X, Ahmad MZ, Huang X, Li G. Molecular Characterization of Infectious Bronchitis Virus Strain HH06 Isolated in a Poultry Farm in Northeastern China. Front Vet Sci 2022; 8:794228. [PMID: 34977225 PMCID: PMC8716591 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.794228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Spike (S) glycoprotein is an important virulent factor for coronaviruses (CoVs), and variants of CoVs have been characterized based on S gene analysis. We present phylogenetic relationship of an isolated infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) strain with reference to the available genome and protein sequences based on network, multiple sequence, selection pressure, and evolutionary fingerprinting analysis in People's Republic of China. One hundred and elven strains of CoVs i.e., Alphacoronaviruses (Alpha-CoVs; n = 12), Betacoronaviruses (Beta-CoVs; n = 37), Gammacoronaviruses (Gamma-CoVs; n = 46), and Deltacoronaviruses (Delta-CoVs; n = 16) were selected for this purpose. Phylogenetically, SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoVs clustered together with Bat-CoVs and MERS-CoV of Beta-CoVs (C). The IBV HH06 of Avian-CoVs was closely related to Duck-CoV and partridge S14, LDT3 (teal and chicken host). Beluga whale-CoV (SW1) and Bottlenose dolphin-CoVs of mammalian origin branched distantly from other animal origin viruses, however, making group with Avian-CoVs altogether into Gamma-CoVs. The motif analysis indicated well-conserved domains on S protein, which were similar within the same phylogenetic class and but variable at different domains of different origins. Recombination network tree indicated SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and Bat-CoVs, although branched differently, shared common clades. The MERS-CoVs of camel and human origin spread branched into a different clade, however, was closely associated closely with SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and Bat-CoVs. Whereas, HCoV-OC43 has human origin and branched together with bovine CoVs with but significant distant from other CoVs like SARS CoV-2 and SARS-CoV of human origin. These findings explain that CoVs' constant genetic recombination and evolutionary process that might maintain them as a potential veterinary and human epidemic threat.
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- Ghulam Abbas
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agriculture Science and Technology University, Jilin, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Technology, College of Electrical and Information Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Harbin, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal and Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Ferreira BIDS, da Silva-Gomes NL, Coelho WLDCNP, da Costa VD, Carneiro VCDS, Kader RL, Amaro MP, Villar LM, Miyajima F, Alves-Leon SV, de Paula VS, Leon LAA, Moreira OC. Validation of a novel molecular assay to the diagnostic of COVID-19 based on real time PCR with high resolution melting. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260087. [PMID: 34807915 PMCID: PMC8608302 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented need for RT-qPCR-based molecular diagnostic testing, placing a strain on the supply chain and the availability of commercially available PCR testing kits and reagents. The effect of limited molecular diagnostics-related supplies has been felt across the globe, disproportionally impacting molecular diagnostic testing in developing countries where acquisition of supplies is limited due to availability. The increasing global demand for commercial molecular diagnostic testing kits and reagents has made standard PCR assays cost prohibitive, resulting in the development of alternative approaches to detect SARS-CoV-2 in clinical specimens, circumventing the need for commercial diagnostic testing kits while mitigating the high-demand for molecular diagnostics testing. The timely availability of the complete SARS-CoV-2 genome in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated the rapid development and deployment of specific primers and standardized laboratory protocols for the molecular diagnosis of COVID-19. An alternative method offering a highly specific manner of detecting and genotyping pathogens within clinical specimens is based on the melting temperature differences of PCR products. This method is based on the melting temperature differences between purine and pyrimidine bases. Here, RT-qPCR assays coupled with a High Resolution Melting analysis (HRM-RTqPCR) were developed to target different regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome (RdRp, E and N) and an internal control (human RNAse P gene). The assays were validated using synthetic sequences from the viral genome and clinical specimens (nasopharyngeal swabs, serum and saliva) of sixty-five patients with severe or moderate COVID-19 from different states within Brazil; a larger validation group than that used in the development to the commercially available TaqMan RT-qPCR assay which is considered the gold standard for COVID-19 testing. The sensitivity of the HRM-RTqPCR assays targeting the viral N, RdRp and E genes were 94.12, 98.04 and 92.16%, with 100% specificity to the 3 SARS-CoV-2 genome targets, and a diagnostic accuracy of 95.38, 98.46 and 93.85%, respectively. Thus, HRM-RTqPCR emerges as an attractive alternative and low-cost methodology for the molecular diagnosis of COVID-19 in restricted-budget laboratories.
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- Beatriz Iandra da Silva Ferreira
- Real Time PCR Platform RPT09A, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endemic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Real Time PCR Platform RPT09A, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endemic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Branch Ceará, Eusebio, Brazil
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- University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Development in Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Real Time PCR Platform RPT09A, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endemic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Quinteros JA, Ignjatovic J, Chousalkar KK, Noormohammadi AH, Browning GF. Infectious bronchitis virus in Australia: a model of coronavirus evolution - a review. Avian Pathol 2021; 50:295-310. [PMID: 34126817 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2021.1939858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) was first isolated in Australia in 1962. Ongoing surveillance and characterization of Australian IBVs have shown that they have evolved separately from strains found throughout the rest of the world, resulting in the evolution of a range of unique strains and changes in the dominant wild-type strains, affecting tissue tropism, pathogenicity, antigenicity, and gene arrangement. Between 1961 and 1976 highly nephropathogenic genotype GI-5 and GI-6 strains, causing mortalities of 40% to 100%, predominated, while strains causing mainly respiratory disease, with lower mortality rates, have predominated since then. Since 1988, viruses belonging to two distinct and novel genotypes, GIII and GV, have been detected. The genome organization of the GIII strains has not been seen in any other gammacoronavirus. Mutations that emerged soon after the introduction of vaccination, incursion of strains with a novel lineage from unknown sources, recombination between IBVs from different genetic lineages, and gene translocations and deletions have contributed to an increasingly complex IBV population. These processes and the consequences of this variation for the biology of these viruses provide an insight into the evolution of endemic coronaviruses during their control by vaccination and may provide a better understanding of the potential for evolution of other coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, the continuing capacity of attenuated IBV vaccines developed over 40 years ago to provide protection against viruses in the same genetic lineage provides some assurance that coronavirus vaccines developed to control other coronaviruses may continue to be effective for an extended period.
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- José A Quinteros
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Australia
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- School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Abd El Hafez MS, Shosha EAEM, Ibrahim SM. Isolation and molecular detection of pigeon pox virus in Assiut and New Valley governorates. J Virol Methods 2021; 293:114142. [PMID: 33766658 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pigeon Poxvirus (PPV) was detected in eight pigeons suffering from wart like nodular lesions in two Egyptian governorates (Assiut and New Valley) during summer 2018. Different serological and molecular techniques were carried out for isolation and detection of the virus on chorio-allantoic membranes (CAM) of specific-pathogen-free (SPF) embryonated chicken eggs. The characteristic pock lesions were detected on CAMs, whereas PPV was isolated. Electron microscopy revealed enveloped brick shaped Avipoxvirions. The neutralizing antibodies against PPV were detected in six out of eight samples. Serum neutralization test revealed a neutralization index of ≥ 1.6, while ELISA revealed an S/P ratio of ≥ 1.4 in the affected pigeons. Nucleotide sequence of P4b of Pigeon poxvirus isolated from nodule 1 sample (PPVNV1), revealed 100 % nucleotide identity to PPV and only 90 % nucleotide identity with Fowl poxvirus (FPV). P4b locus based SYBR green QPCR produced PPV amplicons of 77.33-77.83 °C melting temperature (Tm). QPCR SYBR green assay successfully differentiated PPV from FPV amplicon which revealed a dissociation curve of Tm =75.85 °C. This is the first report discriminating PPV from FPV based on SYBR green qPCR approach of P4b locus. This isolated local Egyptian strain can be used in vaccine production for optimal vaccination strategy.
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- M S Abd El Hafez
- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, Egypt
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute (VSVRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt.
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Nehal N, Choudhary B, Nagpure A, Gupta RK. DNA barcoding: a modern age tool for detection of adulteration in food. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 41:767-791. [PMID: 33530758 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1874279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Globalization of the food trade requires precise and exact information about the origin, methods of production, transformation technologies, authentication, and the traceability of foodstuffs. New challenges in food supply chains such as deliberate fraudulent substitution, tampering or mislabeling of food and its ingredients or food packaging incapacitates the market and eventually the national economy. Currently, no proper standards have been established for the authentication of most of the food materials. However, in order to control food fraud, various robust and cost-effective technologies have been employed, like a spectrophotometer, GC-MS, HPLC, and DNA barcoding. Among these techniques, DNA barcoding is a biotechnology advantage with the principle of using 400-800 bp long standardized unique DNA sequences of mitochondrial (e.g. COI) or plastidial (e.g. rbcL) of nuclear origin (e.g. ITS) to analyze and classify the food commodities. This review covers several traded food commodities like legumes, seafood, oils, herbal products, spices, fruits, cereals, meat, and their unique barcodes which are critically analyzed to detect adulteration or fraud. DNA barcoding is a global initiative and it is being accepted as a global standard/marker for species identification or authentication. The research laboratories and industries should collaborate to realize its potential in setting standards for quality assurance, quality control, and food safety for different food products.
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- Nazish Nehal
- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, India
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- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
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- Biology Division, State Forensic Science Laboratory, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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Hasan II, Rasheed ST, Jasim NA, Shakor MK. Pathological effect of infectious bronchitis disease virus on broiler chicken trachea and kidney tissues. Vet World 2020; 13:2203-2208. [PMID: 33281357 PMCID: PMC7704328 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.2203-2208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM This study aimed to investigate the pathological effects of the infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) on chicken trachea and kidney tissues and also desired to diagnose the virus genome using a molecular tool. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty trachea and kidney samples collected from one broiler farm contain 10,000 chickens at Tikrit city. The chickens showed signs of gasping and mortality (20%) at early ages (20 days old), the presence of IBV investigated using conventional reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction technique with routine histopathological study to tracheal and renal tissue. RESULTS Postmortem lesion showed severe respiratory inflammation with abscesses at tracheal bifurcation lead to airway blog. Molecular results showed two genotypes of IBV, one of them not included in primer designer research. The histological study showed different stages of inflammation, degeneration, and necrosis to the renal and tracheal tissues. CONCLUSION The respiratory and renal pathological effect of the virus responsible for the symptoms appeared on the affected chicks that caused mortality, with a high probability of presence of a new viral genotype added to the untranslated region.
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- Ismael I. Hasan
- Department of Pathology and Poultry Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq
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- Department of Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq
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- Department of Pathology and Poultry Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit, Tikrit, Iraq
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Carrubba A, Abbate L, Sarno M, Sunseri F, Mauceri A, Lupini A, Mercati F. Characterization of Sicilian rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) germplasm through a multidisciplinary approach. PLANTA 2020; 251:37. [PMID: 31907671 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03327-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In Sicily, small differences exist between wild and cultivated rosemary biotypes; VOCs and genetic profiles may be a useful tool to distinguish them. A germplasm collection of Rosmarinus officinalis L. was harvested from 15 locations in Sicily. Eleven wild and four cultivated populations were collected and, due to the surveyed area covered, they can be considered as a representative panel of Sicilian genetic background of the species. Ex situ plant collection was transferred to the field cultivation in homogeneous conditions for characterizing through a multidisciplinary approach. The study included morphological traits observations (growth habitus, flower color, number and size of leaves, length and number of internodes), VOC profiles using HS-SPME, genome size by flow cytometry analysis, and genetic characterization by means of DNA and nuclear microsatellite (nSSR) investigation. To detect any pattern within- and among-populations variability, all morphological and chemical data were submitted to ANOVA, while clustering and structure population analysis were carried out using genetic profiles. The present work allowed us to distinguish rather well between wild and cultivated genotypes and to underline the biodiversity richness among rosemary Sicilian germplasm, never highlighted, useful for future breeding programs addressed to exploit this important resource.
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- Alessandra Carrubba
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR), National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento AGRARIA, Località Feo di Vito snc, 89121, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Dipartimento AGRARIA, Località Feo di Vito snc, 89121, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Dipartimento AGRARIA, Località Feo di Vito snc, 89121, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR), National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
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Lachheb J, Turki A, Nsiri J, Fathallah I, El Behi I, Larbi I, Ghram A. Molecular characterization of a unique variant of avian infectious bronchitis virus in Tunisia. Poult Sci 2019; 98:4338-4345. [PMID: 31265109 PMCID: PMC7107247 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is responsible of significant economic losses for poultry industry around the world, through evolution of its pathogenicity, inadequacy of vaccines, and virus evasion. Such evasion is related to the unstable nature of its RNA, in particular the S glycoprotein encoding gene, which raises great challenges with regard to the control of the disease, along with the lack of proof reading mechanisms of the RNA polymerase. The emergence of new variants might be a reason for the endemic outbreaks that are being reported in Tunisia, in addition to poor vaccination techniques and ineffective prophylactic programs. In the present study, partial nucleotide sequences of the S1 glycoprotein gene and the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of 2 Tunisian isolates, TN1011/16 and TN1012/16, identified in 2016, were determined. Specific mutations were found in S1 gene as well as in 3'UTR region. Phylogenetic analysis of the S1 nucleotide sequences showed that both isolates are closely related to the Algerian strains, and formed a common cluster within the genotype I. In addition, these isolates were non-recombinant ones, confirming that they are unique variants. Based on their S1 gene sequences, TN1011/16 and TN1012/16 strains were distant from the H120 vaccine strain, commercially used in Tunisia along with the variant vaccine 793B type (4/91). A comparison between nucleotide sequences of their 3'UTR region and S1 gene showed a difference in IBV classification. The obtained results have confirmed that the IBVsequence continues to drift and brings valuable information in relation with its evolution, vaccine development and better control of the disease.
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- Jihene Lachheb
- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology LR 11 IPT 03, Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 13 place Pasteur, BP74 Tunis Belvedere 1002, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology LR 11 IPT 03, Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 13 place Pasteur, BP74 Tunis Belvedere 1002, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology LR 11 IPT 03, Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 13 place Pasteur, BP74 Tunis Belvedere 1002, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology LR 11 IPT 03, Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 13 place Pasteur, BP74 Tunis Belvedere 1002, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology LR 11 IPT 03, Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 13 place Pasteur, BP74 Tunis Belvedere 1002, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology LR 11 IPT 03, Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 13 place Pasteur, BP74 Tunis Belvedere 1002, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology LR 11 IPT 03, Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 13 place Pasteur, BP74 Tunis Belvedere 1002, Tunisia
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Garganese F, Ippolito A, di Rienzo V, Lotti C, Montemurro C, Sanzani SM. A new high-resolution melting assay for genotyping Alternaria species causing citrus brown spot. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2018; 98:4578-4583. [PMID: 29505116 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alternaria brown spot is one of the most important diseases of tangerines and their hybrids worldwide. To set up effective control strategy, the accurate detection and identification of the species responsible for the diseases is crucial. However, characterization based on morphology and/or multilocus genetic approaches is time consuming, requires great expertise and sometimes is not conclusive. Therefore, the set-up of a rapid and efficient DNA-based assay might be of paramount importance. High-resolution melting (HRM) analysis represents an interesting tool for the uncovering of nucleotide variations as small as one base difference and, as such, relevant to species characterization. RESULTS In the present investigation, an HRM assay based on the Alternaria barcoding region OPA1-3 was set up. Specimen strains of the main citrus-associated Alternaria species and morphotypes generated distinct and normalized profiles, allowing their differentiation when HRM-tested. Moreover, when the assay was used to screen an Alternaria collection from citrus fruit and leaves, it distributed the 180 isolates in three independent clusters, readily and consistently resolved. Isolates were identified as belonging to the species Alternaria alternata and the species complex A. arborescens. Within A. alternata, the morphotypes alternata (77% of the collection) and limoniasperae (17% of the collection) were present. CONCLUSIONS Although further validation experiments will be performed to optimize the assay for a diagnostic use, this HRM approach might represent a rapid, sensitive and specific method for the detection and identification of Alternaria spp. responsible for citrus brown spot disease. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Francesca Garganese
- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- SINAGRI Srl - Spin-Off of the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of the Sciences of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- SINAGRI Srl - Spin-Off of the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Combes MC, Joët T, Lashermes P. Development of a rapid and efficient DNA-based method to detect and quantify adulterations in coffee (Arabica versus Robusta). Food Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Okino CH, Montassier MDFS, Oliveira APD, Montassier HJ. Rapid detection and differentiation of avian infectious bronchitis virus: an application of Mass genotype by melting temperature analysis in RT-qPCR using SYBR Green I. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:725-730. [PMID: 29491226 PMCID: PMC5938207 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A method based on Melting Temperature analysis of Hypervariable regions (HVR) of S1 gene
within a RT-qPCR was developed to detect different genotypes of avian infectious
bronchitis virus (IBV) and identify the Mass genotype. The method was able to rapidly
identify the Mass genotype among IBV field isolates, vaccine attenuated strains and
reference M41 strain in allantoic liquid and also directly in tissues. The RT-qPCR
developed detected the virus in both tracheal and pulmonary samples from M41-infected or
H120-infected birds, in a larger post-infection period compared to detection by standard
method of virus isolation. RT-qPCR method tested provided a sensitivity and rapid approach
for screening on IBV detection and Mass genotyping from IBV isolates.
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- Cintia Hiromi Okino
- Laboratory of Immunology and Virology, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil.,Current affiliation: Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, Rodovia Washington Luiz km 234 s/n, São Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Virology, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Virology, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Virology, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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Batra A, Maier HJ, Fife MS. Selection of reference genes for gene expression analysis by real-time qPCR in avian cells infected with infectious bronchitis virus. Avian Pathol 2017; 46:173-180. [PMID: 27624876 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2016.1235258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes infectious bronchitis in poultry, a respiratory disease that is a source of major economic loss to the poultry industry. Detection and the study of the molecular pathogenesis of the virus often involve the use of real-time quantitative PCR assays (qPCR). To account for error within the experiments, the levels of target gene transcription are normalized to that of suitable reference genes. Despite publication of the MIQE (Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments) guidelines in 2009, single un-tested reference genes are often used for normalization of qPCR assays in avian research studies. Here, we use the geNorm algorithm to identify suitable reference genes in different avian cell types during infection with apathogenic and pathogenic strains of IBV. We discuss the importance of selecting an appropriate experimental sample subset for geNorm analysis, and show the effect that this selection can have on resultant reference gene selection. The effects of inappropriate normalization on the transcription pattern of a cellular signalling gene, AKT1, and the interferon-inducible, MX1, were studied. We identify the possibility of the misinterpretation of qPCR data when an inappropriate normalization strategy is employed. This is most notable when measuring the transcription of AKT1, where changes are minimal during infection.
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- Ambalika Batra
- a Avian Viral Diseases , The Pirbright Institute , Pirbright , UK
- b Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool , Liverpool , UK
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- a Avian Viral Diseases , The Pirbright Institute , Pirbright , UK
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- a Avian Viral Diseases , The Pirbright Institute , Pirbright , UK
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Xiong C, Hu ZG, Tu Y, Liu HG, Wang P, Zhao MM, SHIi YH, Wu L, Sun W, Chen SL. ITS2 barcoding DNA region combined with high resolution melting (HRM) analysis of Hyoscyami Semen, the mature seed of Hyoscyamus niger. Chin J Nat Med 2017; 14:898-903. [PMID: 28262116 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(17)30014-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hyoscyami Semen, the mature dried seed of Hyoscyamus niger L., has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat human diseases. Hyoscyami Semen is found in local markets in China. In markets, sellers and buyers commonly inadvertently mix the seeds of H. niger with the seeds of related species such as Hygrophila salicifolia (Vahl) Nees, Astragalus complanatus R. Br., Cuscuta australis R. Br., Cuscuta chinensis Lam., and Impatiens balsamina L. because of their similar morphologies or similar names. Thus, developing a reliable method for discriminating H. niger seeds from its adulterants is necessary to reduce confusion and ensure the safe use of Hyoscyami Semen. The present study was designed to evaluate the efficiency of high-resolution melting analysis combined with DNA barcoding (Bar-HRM) with internal transcribed spacer 2 to discriminate H. niger. Our results show that Bar-HRM successfully identified the adulterants and detected the proportion of H. niger DNA extract within an admixture. In particular, HRM detected H. niger DNA extract in A. complanatus DNA extract at concentrations as low as 1%. In conclusion, the Bar-HRM method developed in the present study for authenticating H. niger is rapid and cost-effective. It can be used in the future to guarantee the purity of Hyoscyami Semen for the clinical use.
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- Chao Xiong
- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Research Center, Tianjin Tasly Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300402, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Chen Y, Jiang L, Zhao W, Liu L, Zhao Y, Shao Y, Li H, Han Z, Liu S. Identification and molecular characterization of a novel serotype infectious bronchitis virus (GI-28) in China. Vet Microbiol 2016; 198:108-115. [PMID: 28062000 PMCID: PMC7117283 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Avian infectious bronchitis coronavirus (IBV) is a major poultry pathogen. A characteristic feature of IBV is the occurrence of many different strains belonging to different serotypes, which renders complete control of the disease by vaccination a challenging task due to the poor cross-protection between different serotypes. In this study, based on the results of S1 sequence analysis and virus cross-neutralization tests, IBV strain ck/CH/LGX/111119 was found to be genetically and antigenically different from other known IBV types, representing not only a novel genotype, but also a novel serotype (designated as GI-28). Viruses belonging to this novel serotype have been isolated from several regions in China in recent years, suggesting endemic circulation of the serotype in various geographic locations in China. Further studies by complete genomic analysis showed that strain ck/CH/LGX/111119 may have originated from recombination events involving LX4 genotype IBVs and an as-yet-unidentified IBV donating a S1 gene, or from the result of accumulation of mutations and selections, especially in the S1 gene, from a LX4 genotype virus. ck/CH/LGX/111119 is a nephropathogenic strain, although it had broader tissue tropism (respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts) among chickens challenged at one day old. Infection of the oviducts with ck/CH/LGX/111119 found in this study may have severe implications because the virus will likely induce the occurrence of false layers.
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- Yuqiu Chen
- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China.
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Reddy VRAP, Trus I, Desmarets LMB, Li Y, Theuns S, Nauwynck HJ. Productive replication of nephropathogenic infectious bronchitis virus in peripheral blood monocytic cells, a strategy for viral dissemination and kidney infection in chickens. Vet Res 2016; 47:70. [PMID: 27412035 PMCID: PMC4944500 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-016-0354-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the present study, the replication kinetics of nephropathogenic (B1648) and respiratory (Massachusetts-M41) IBV strains were compared in vitro in respiratory mucosa explants and blood monocytes (KUL01+ cells), and in vivo in chickens to understand why some IBV strains have a kidney tropism. B1648 was replicating somewhat better than M41 in the epithelium of the respiratory mucosa explants and used more KUL01+ cells to penetrate the deeper layers of the respiratory tract. B1648 was productively replicating in KUL01+ monocytic cells in contrast with M41. In B1648 inoculated animals, 102.7–6.8 viral RNA copies/100 mg were detected in tracheal secretions at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 days post inoculation (dpi), 102.4–4.5 viral RNA copies/mL in plasma at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 dpi and 101.8–4.4 viral RNA copies/106 mononuclear cells in blood at 2, 4, 6 and 8 dpi. In M41 inoculated animals, 102.6–7.0 viral RNA copies/100 mg were detected in tracheal secretions at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 dpi, but viral RNA was not demonstrated in plasma and mononuclear cells (except in one chicken at 6 dpi). Infectious virus was detected only in plasma and mononuclear cells of the B1648 group. At euthanasia (12 dpi), viral RNA and antigen positive cells were detected in lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys of only the B1648 group and in tracheas of both the B1648 and M41 group. In conclusion, only B1648 can easily disseminate to internal organs via a cell-free and -associated viremia with KUL01+ cells as important carrier cells.
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- Vishwanatha R A P Reddy
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Approaches of Avian Infectious Bronchitis. Adv Virol 2016; 2016:4621659. [PMID: 26955391 PMCID: PMC4756178 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4621659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Infectious bronchitis (IB) is one of the major economically important poultry diseases distributed worldwide. It is caused by infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) and affects both galliform and nongalliform birds. Its economic impact includes decreased egg production and poor egg quality in layers, stunted growth, poor carcass weight, and mortality in broiler chickens. Although primarily affecting the respiratory tract, IBV demonstrates a wide range of tissues tropism, including the renal and reproductive systems. Thus, disease outcome may be influenced by the organ or tissue involved as well as pathotypes or strain of the infecting virus. Knowledge on the epidemiology of the prevalent IBV strains in a particular region is therefore important to guide control and preventions. Meanwhile previous diagnostic methods such as serology and virus isolations are less sensitive and time consuming, respectively; current methods, such as reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP), and sequencing, offer highly sensitive, rapid, and accurate diagnostic results, thus enabling the genotyping of new viral strains within the shortest possible time. This review discusses aspects on pathogenesis and diagnostic methods for IBV infection.
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Hosseini H, Fard MHB, Charkhkar S, Morshed R. Epidemiology of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus Genotypes in Iran (2010-2014). Avian Dis 2015; 59:431-5. [PMID: 26478163 DOI: 10.1637/11091-041515-resnote.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) in vaccinated chicken flocks continues to cause enormous economic losses to the poultry industry in Iran. A molecular surveillance of IBV genotypes involved in outbreaks of disease was performed. Specimens of trachea, kidney, and cecal tonsil were collected from 250 suspected flocks (more than 2500 samples) and identified between 2010 and 2014. Partial spike glycoprotein gene sequences revealed seven distinct genotypes, including Mass, 793/B, IS720, Variant 2, QX, IR-I, and IR-II, to be circulating in the chicken farms. The majority of flocks (67.6%) experienced infection with an IBV variant unrelated to the vaccine strains. These variants displayed homologies ranging from 54.1% to 78.5% and from 53% to 86% with H120 and 4/91, respectively. These findings reveal the existence of IBV variants genetically different from the vaccine strains currently in use and explain the outbreaks of disease observed in the field. The current work constitutes the first comprehensive survey of IBV in Iran and emphasizes the need for continuous monitoring and rethinking of current preventative measures.
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Molecular characterization of infectious bronchitis viruses isolated from broiler chicken farms in Iran, 2014-2015. Arch Virol 2015; 161:53-62. [PMID: 26467927 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2636-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Infectious bronchitis (IB) is a viral avian disease with economic importance in the world, including Iran. S1 gene sequencing has been used for molecular epidemiological studies and genotypic characterization of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). A total of 118 IBV isolates were obtained from tissue samples from chickens with clinically suspected IB from Iranian broiler farms (eight provinces, 200 samples). The isolates were confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and characterized by sequencing the spike glycoprotein gene. The isolates formed six distinct phylogenetic groups (IS/1494/06 [Var2] like, 4/91-like, IS/720-like, QX-like, IR-1 and Mass-like) that were related to variants isolated in the region. The most frequently detected viruses were of the Var2-like (IS/1494/06-like) genotype, with an overall prevalence of 34 %. Twenty-one percent of the isolates formed a cluster together with the 4/91 IBV type, 10 % were of the QX genotype, and 8 % were of the IS/720 genotype. In addition, 4 % and 3 % of the isolates belonged to the Massachusetts and IR-1 genotype, respectively. For the first time, we have isolated and characterized IBV variants from broiler farms in different provinces of Iran. This study demonstrates a constant evolution of IBV in Iran, demonstrating the need for continuous monitoring and development of new vaccines based on indigenous viruses.
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Quinteros JA, Markham PF, Lee SW, Hewson KA, Hartley CA, Legione AR, Coppo MJC, Vaz PK, Browning GF. Analysis of the complete genomic sequences of two virus subpopulations of the Australian infectious bronchitis virus vaccine VicS. Avian Pathol 2015; 44:182-91. [PMID: 25721384 PMCID: PMC7113897 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2015.1022857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Although sequencing of the 3' end of the genome of Australian infectious bronchitis viruses (IBVs) has shown that their structural genes are distinct from those of IBVs found in other countries, their replicase genes have not been analysed. To examine this, the complete genomic sequences of the two subpopulations of the VicS vaccine, VicS-v and VicS-del, were determined. Compared with VicS-v, the more attenuated VicS-del strain had two non-synonymous changes in the non-structural protein 6 (nsp6), a transmembrane (TM) domain that may participate in autocatalytic release of the 3-chymotrypsin-like protease, a polymorphic difference at the end of the S2 gene, which coincided with the body transcription-regulating sequence (B-TRS) of mRNA 3 and a truncated open reading frame for a peptide encoded by gene 4 (4b). These genetic differences could be responsible for the differences between these variants in pathogenicity in vivo, and replication in vitro. Phylogenetic analysis of the whole genome showed that VicS-v and VicS-del did not cluster with strains from other countries, supporting the hypothesis that Australian IBV strains have been evolving independently for some time, and analyses of individual polymerase peptide and S glycoprotein genes suggested a distant common ancestor with no recent recombination. This study suggests the potential role of the TM domain in nsp6, the integrity of the S2 protein and the B-TRS 3, and the putative accessory protein 4b, as well as the 3' untranslated region, in the virulence and replication of IBV and has provided a better understanding of relationships between the Australian vaccine strain of IBV and those used elsewhere.
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- José A Quinteros
- a Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences , The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Victoria , Australia
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Hewson KA, Robertson T, Steer PA, Devlin JM, Noormohammadi AH, Ignjatovic J. Assessment of the potential relationship between egg quality and infectious bronchitis virus infection in Australian layer flocks. Aust Vet J 2014; 92:132-8. [PMID: 24673141 PMCID: PMC7159702 DOI: 10.1111/avj.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Objective This investigation aimed to determine if there was a relationship between the production of eggs with poor internal quality, as measured by poor Haugh units, by Australian layer flocks and the detection of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) in the hens. Other risk factors including flock size, flock type, flock age, chicken breed and vaccination frequency were also assessed. Methods The study group comprised 17 flocks from 14 farms. Data relating to the factors investigated were requested on a regular basis. The Haugh unit data were used to grade eggs as good or poor based on the age and flock at the time of data collection. Cloacal swabs were collected from 20 chickens in each flock approximately every 6 weeks. Results IBV was detected from a majority of the flocks and in 68% of cases the IBV strain detected was an A‐vaccine‐related field strain. Three variant strains were detected. Detection of IBV in a flock, the farm type and flock size were identified as potential risk factors for the production of eggs with poor Haugh units. Conclusion IBV is prevalent in Australian layer flocks, but infection was primarily subclinical. The results complement previous reports indicating that there are many potential risk factors for the production of eggs with poor Haugh units.
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- K A Hewson
- Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria, 3030, Australia.
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Huang SW, Ho CF, Chan KW, Cheng MC, Shien JH, Liu HJ, Wang CY. The genotyping of Infectious bronchitis virus in Taiwan by a multiplex amplification refractory mutation system reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. J Vet Diagn Invest 2014; 26:721-33. [DOI: 10.1177/1040638714547735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV; Avian coronavirus) causes acute respiratory and reproductive and urogenital diseases in chickens. Following sequence alignment of IBV strains, a combination of selective primer sets was designed to individually amplify the IBV wild-type and vaccine strains using a multiplex amplification refractory mutation system reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (ARMS RT-PCR) approach. This system was shown to discriminate the IBV wild-type and vaccine strains. Moreover, an ARMS real-time RT-PCR (ARMS qRT-PCR) was combined with a high-resolution analysis (HRMA) to establish a melt curve analysis program. The specificity of the ARMS RT-PCR and the ARMS qRT-PCR was verified using unrelated avian viruses. Different melting temperatures and distinct normalized and shifted melting curve patterns for the IBV Mass, IBV H120, IBV TW-I, and IBV TW-II strains were detected. The new assays were used on samples of lung and trachea as well as virus from allantoic fluid and cell culture. In addition to being able to detect the presence of IBV vaccine and wild-type strains by ARMS RT-PCR, the IBV Mass, IBV H120, IBV TW-I, and IBV TW-II strains were distinguished using ARMS qRT-PCR by their melting temperatures and by HRMA. These approaches have acceptable sensitivities and specificities and therefore should be able to serve as options when carrying out differential diagnosis of IBV in Taiwan and China.
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- Shr-Wei Huang
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (Huang, Ho, Shien, Wang), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (Liu), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan (Chan)
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Cheng)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (Huang, Ho, Shien, Wang), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (Liu), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan (Chan)
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Cheng)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (Huang, Ho, Shien, Wang), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (Liu), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan (Chan)
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Cheng)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (Huang, Ho, Shien, Wang), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (Liu), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan (Chan)
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Cheng)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (Huang, Ho, Shien, Wang), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (Liu), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan (Chan)
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Cheng)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (Huang, Ho, Shien, Wang), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (Liu), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan (Chan)
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Cheng)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (Huang, Ho, Shien, Wang), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences (Liu), National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan (Chan)
- Animal Health Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (Cheng)
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Hewson KA, Noormohammadi AH, Devlin JM, Browning GF, Schultz BK, Ignjatovic J. Evaluation of a novel strain of infectious bronchitis virus emerged as a result of spike gene recombination between two highly diverged parent strains. Avian Pathol 2014; 43:249-57. [DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2014.914624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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DNA barcode ITS2 coupled with high resolution melting (HRM) analysis for taxonomic identification of Sideritis species growing in Greece. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:5147-55. [PMID: 24802796 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3381-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Identification of genotypes in Sideritis is complicated owing to the morphological similarity and common occurrence of natural hybridisation within Sideritis species. Species- and genotype-specific DNA markers are very useful for plant identification, breeding and preservation programs. Herein, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of ITS2 barcode region coupled with high resolution melting-curve (HRM) analysis was evaluated for an accurate, rapid and sensitive tool for species identification focusing on seven Sideritis species growing in Greece. The HRM assay developed in this study is a rapid and straightforward method for the identification and discrimination of the investigated Sideritis species. This assay is simple compared to other genotyping methods as it does not require DNA sequencing or post-PCR processing. Therefore, this method offers a new alternative for rapid detection of Sideritis species.
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Saba Shirvan A, Mardani K. Molecular detection of infectious bronchitis and Newcastle disease viruses in broiler chickens with respiratory signs using Duplex RT-PCR. VETERINARY RESEARCH FORUM : AN INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY JOURNAL 2014; 5:319-23. [PMID: 25610585 PMCID: PMC4299999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Infectious bronchitis (IB) and Newcastle disease (ND) are highly contagious and the most economically important diseases of the poultry affecting respiratory tract and causing economic losses in poultry industry throughout the world. In the present study, the simultaneous detection and differentiation of causative agents of these diseases were investigated using duplex-RT-PCR. RNA was extracted from vaccinal and reference strains of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) and Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and then cDNA was synthesized. Using two universal primer sets for detection of IBV and NDV, the duplex-RT-PCR was developed. In order to assess the efficiency of the developed duplex RT-PCR, a number of 12 broiler farms with the symptoms of respiratory tract infection was sampled (trachea, lung and kidney were sampled from affected birds suspicious for IBV and NDV infections). After RNA extraction from tissues and cDNA synthesis, the presence of IBV and NDV genome were investigated using duplex-PCR. The results showed that three of twelve examined broiler farms were positive for IBV and two farms were positive for NDV and IBV. The results revealed that the duplex-RT-PCR is a quick and sensitive procedure for simultaneously detecting IBV and NDV in birds with respiratory infections.
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- Correspondence: Karim Mardani. PhD, Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. E-mail:
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Ganopoulos I, Aravanopoulos F, Madesis P, Pasentsis K, Bosmali I, Ouzounis C, Tsaftaris A. Taxonomic identification of mediterranean pines and their hybrids based on the high resolution melting (HRM) and trnL approaches: from cytoplasmic inheritance to timber tracing. PLoS One 2013; 8:e60945. [PMID: 23577179 PMCID: PMC3618329 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fast and accurate detection of plant species and their hybrids using molecular tools will facilitate the assessment and monitoring of local biodiversity in an era of climate and environmental change. Herein, we evaluate the utility of the plastid trnL marker for species identification applied to Mediterranean pines (Pinus spp.). Our results indicate that trnL is a very sensitive marker for delimiting species biodiversity. Furthermore, High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis was exploited as a molecular fingerprint for fast and accurate discrimination of Pinus spp. DNA sequence variants. The trnL approach and the HRM analyses were extended to wood samples of two species (Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris) with excellent results, congruent to those obtained using leaf tissue. Both analyses demonstrate that hybrids from the P. brutia (maternal parent) × P. halepensis (paternal parent) cross, exhibit the P. halepensis profile, confirming paternal plastid inheritance in Group Halepensis pines. Our study indicates that a single one-step reaction method and DNA marker are sufficient for the identification of Mediterranean pines, their hybrids and the origin of pine wood. Furthermore, our results underline the potential for certain DNA regions to be used as novel biological information markers combined with existing morphological characters and suggest a relatively reliable and open taxonomic system that can link DNA variation to phenotype-based species or hybrid assignment status and direct taxa identification from recalcitrant tissues such as wood samples.
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- Ioannis Ganopoulos
- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
- Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
- Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Montassier MDFS, Piza VMT, Okino CH, Brentano L, Richtzenhain LJ, Montassier HJ. Development of a Microplate Lectin-Capture RT-PCR (MLC-RT-PCR) for the Detection of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/aim.2013.33039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Comparative dynamic distribution of avian infectious bronchitis virus M41, H120, and SAIBK strains by quantitative real-time RT-PCR in SPF chickens. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2012; 76:2255-60. [PMID: 23221700 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Avian infectious bronchitis is an acute, highly contagious disease of chickens. To study the differences of dynamic distribution between nephropathogenic infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) strains such as SAIBK and other strains (the M41 and H120 strains), relative quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was developed by housekeeping gene selection. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and Ubiquitin were chosen for normalization in this experimental set. Then nine tissues, the trachea, thymus, liver, spleen, lungs, kidney, pancreas, proventriculus, and bursa of Fabricius, were analyzed and compared to determine the tropism of IBV infection. In this research, the kidney and the lung were established of the most sensitive organs in IBV infection. The pancreas and the liver are candidates for antigen detection. The trachea and the spleen can be used as references for histological diagnosis, but they are not suitable for antigen detection; proventriculus might be an important target in IBV infection; the thymus and the bursa of Fabricius were not sensitive organs in IBV infection.
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Ganopoulos I, Madesis P, Zambounis A, Tsaftaris A. High-resolution melting analysis allowed fast and accurate closed-tube genotyping of Fusarium oxysporum formae speciales complex. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012; 334:16-21. [PMID: 22670678 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02610.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Revised: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The fungus Fusarium oxysporum is a highly complex species composed by many strains put together into groups called formae speciales. As it is difficult and laborious to discriminate Fusarium formae specials via biochemical or phenotypic methods, it is very important to develop novel, rapid, and simple to perform identification methods. Herein, real-time PCR assay [using universal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) primers] coupled with high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis was developed for identifying and distinguishing F. oxysporum formae speciales complex. The melting curve analysis of these amplicons specifically classified all isolates into seven F. oxysporum formae speciales and generated seven HRM curve profiles. The smallest DNA sequence difference recognized in this study was one nucleotide. The results presented show that HRM curve analysis of Fusarium ITS sequences is a simple, quick, and reproducible method that allows both the identification of seven F. oxysporum formae speciales and at the same time their screening for variants. Our genotyping assay uses the combined information of simultaneously acquired HRM data from an unlabeled probe and the full-length amplicon. Finally, the completion of both reaction and analysis in a closed tube saves time by eliminating the separate steps and reduces the risk of contamination.
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- Ioannis Ganopoulos
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Aihara M, Yamamoto S, Nishioka H, Inoue Y, Hamano K, Oka M, Mizukami Y. Optimizing high-resolution melting analysis for the detection of mutations of GPR30/GPER-1 in breast cancer. Gene 2012; 501:118-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Madesis P, Ganopoulos I, Anagnostis A, Tsaftaris A. The application of Bar-HRM (Barcode DNA-High Resolution Melting) analysis for authenticity testing and quantitative detection of bean crops (Leguminosae) without prior DNA purification. Food Control 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hewson KA, Scott PC, Devlin JM, Ignjatovic J, Noormohammadi AH. The presence of viral subpopulations in an infectious bronchitis virus vaccine with differing pathogenicity--a preliminary study. Vaccine 2012; 30:4190-9. [PMID: 22542436 PMCID: PMC7115607 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Revised: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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There are currently four commercially available vaccines in Australia to protect chickens against infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). Predominantly, IBV causes clinical signs associated with respiratory or kidney disease, which subsequently cause an increase in mortality rate. Three of the current vaccines belong to the same subgroup (subgroup 1), however, the VicS vaccine has been reported to cause an increased vaccinal reaction compared to the other subgroup 1 vaccines. Molecular anomalies detected in VicS suggested the presence of two major subspecies, VicS-v and VicS-del, present in the commercial preparation of VicS. The most notable anomaly is the absence of a 40 bp sequence in the 3'UTR of VicS-del. In this investigation, the two subspecies were isolated and shown to grow independently and to similar titres in embryonated chicken eggs. An in vivo investigation involved 5 groups of 20 chickens each and found that VicS-del grew to a significantly lesser extent in the chicken tissues collected than did VicS-v. The group inoculated with an even ratio of the isolated subspecies scored the most severe clinical signs, with the longest duration. These results indicate the potential for a cooperative, instead of an expected competitive, relationship between VicS-v and VicS-del to infect a host, which is reminiscent of RNA viral quasi-species.
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- Kylie A Hewson
- The University of Melbourne, Veterinary Science, 250 Princes Hwy, Werribee, 3030, Victoria, Australia.
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Bosmali I, Ganopoulos I, Madesis P, Tsaftaris A. Microsatellite and DNA-barcode regions typing combined with High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis for food forensic uses: A case study on lentils (Lens culinaris). Food Res Int 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Gori A, Cerboneschi M, Tegli S. High-resolution melting analysis as a powerful tool to discriminate and genotype Pseudomonas savastanoi pathovars and strains. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30199. [PMID: 22295075 PMCID: PMC3266268 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas savastanoi is a serious pathogen of Olive, Oleander, Ash, and several other Oleaceae. Its epiphytic or endophytic presence in asymptomatic plants is crucial for the spread of Olive and Oleander knot disease, as already ascertained for P. savastanoi pv. savastanoi (Psv) on Olive and for pv. nerii (Psn) on Oleander, while no information is available for pv. fraxini (Psf) on Ash. Nothing is known yet about the distribution on the different host plants and the real host range of these pathovars in nature, although cross-infections were observed following artificial inoculations. A multiplex Real-Time PCR assay was recently developed to simultaneously and quantitatively discriminate in vitro and in planta these P. savastanoi pathovars, for routine culture confirmation and for epidemiological and diagnostical studies. Here an innovative High-Resolution Melting Analysis (HRMA)-based assay was set up to unequivocally discriminate Psv, Psn and Psf, according to several single nucleotide polymorphisms found in their Type Three Secretion System clusters. The genetic distances among 56 P. savastanoi strains belonging to these pathovars were also evaluated, confirming and refining data previously obtained by fAFLP. To our knowledge, this is the first time that HRMA is applied to a bacterial plant pathogen, and one of the few multiplex HRMA-based assays developed so far. This protocol provides a rapid, sensitive, specific tool to differentiate and detect Psv, Psn and Psf strains, also in vivo and against other related bacteria, with lower costs than conventional multiplex Real-Time PCR. Its application is particularly suitable for sanitary certification programs for P. savastanoi, aimed at avoiding the spreading of this phytopathogen through asymptomatic plants.
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- Andrea Gori
- Laboratorio di Patologia Vegetale e Molecolare, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Patologia Vegetale e Molecolare, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Patologia Vegetale e Molecolare, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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Barcode High Resolution Melting (Bar-HRM) analysis for detection and quantification of PDO "Fava Santorinis" (Lathyrus clymenum) adulterants. Food Chem 2012; 133:505-12. [PMID: 25683426 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Revised: 08/10/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Legumes considered as one of the most important crops worldwide. Due to high price as a PDO product, commercial products of "Fava Santorinis" are often subjected to adulterations from other legume products coming from other Lathyrus or Vicia and Pisum species. Using plant DNA barcoding regions (trnL and rpoC) coupled with High Resolution Melting (Bar-HRM) we have developed a method allowing us to detect and authenticate PDO "Fava Santorinis". Bar-HRM proved to be a very sensitive tool able to genotype Lathyrus and its closed relative species and to detect admixtures, being sensitive enough to as low as 1:100 of non-"Fava Santorinis" in "Fava Santorinis" commercial products. In conclusion, Bar-HRM analysis can be a faster, with higher resolution and cost effectiveness alternative method to authenticate PDO "Fava Santorinis" and to quantitatively detect adulterations in "Fava Santorinis" with other relative commercial "Fava" food products.
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Ganopoulos I, Bosmali I, Madesis P, Tsaftaris A. Microsatellite genotyping with HRM (High Resolution Melting) analysis for identification of the PGI common bean variety Plake Megalosperma Prespon. Eur Food Res Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-011-1653-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ganopoulos I, Argiriou A, Tsaftaris A. Adulterations in Basmati rice detected quantitatively by combined use of microsatellite and fragrance typing with High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis. Food Chem 2011; 129:652-659. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.04.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Revised: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mahmoudian A, Kirkpatrick NC, Coppo M, Lee SW, Devlin JM, Markham PF, Browning GF, Noormohammadi AH. Development of a SYBR Green quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid detection and quantification of infectious laryngotracheitis virus. Avian Pathol 2011; 40:237-42. [DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2011.553582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ganopoulos I, Argiriou A, Tsaftaris A. Microsatellite high resolution melting (SSR-HRM) analysis for authenticity testing of protected designation of origin (PDO) sweet cherry products. Food Control 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hewson KA, Browning GF, Devlin JM, Ignjatovic J, Noormohammadi AH. Application of high-resolution melt curve analysis for classification of infectious bronchitis viruses in field specimens. Aust Vet J 2010; 88:408-13. [PMID: 20854299 PMCID: PMC7159776 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00622.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Objective A real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/high‐resolution melt (HRM) curve analysis protocol was developed in our laboratory to differentiate infectious bronchitis (IB) virus reference strains. In the current study, this method was used to detect and classify IB viruses in field submissions. Procedure Over an 11‐month period samples from 40 cases of suspected IB virus were received and 17 submissions were positive for IB virus by polymerase chain reaction. HRM curve analysis classified each strain as subgroup 1, 2 or 3 strain (12 submissions) or a strain that was unable to be classified (5 submissions). The 3′ untranslated region (UTR) and partial S1 gene nucleotide sequences for the 17 IB virus strains were determined and their identity with those of the relative reference strains compared to confirm the classifications generated using the HRM curve analysis. Results Of the 12 IB field viruses classified as subgroup 1, 2, or 3 using HRM curve analysis, the 3′UTR and S1 gene nucleotide sequences had identities ≥99% with the respective subgroup reference strain. Analysis of the 3′ UTR and S1 gene nucleotide sequences for the five IB virus strains that could not be classified indicated that four belonged to one of the subgroups, and one was a potential recombinant strain (between strains from subgroups 2 and 3). A novel recombinant strain was also detected. Conclusion HRM curve analysis can rapidly assign the majority of IB viruses present in field submissions to known subgroups. Importantly, HRM curve analysis also identified variant genotypes that require further investigation.
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- K A Hewson
- Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia.
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Chousalkar KK, Cheetham BF, Roberts JR. Detection of infectious bronchitis virus strain N1/88 from the oviduct and feces of experimentally infected vaccinated and unvaccinated hens. Poult Sci 2010; 89:1603-8. [PMID: 20634513 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Hens were vaccinated during the rearing phase with infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccines commercially available in Australia (Vic S and A3) or left unvaccinated and then challenged with the N1/88 strain of IBV at 30 wk of age. Oviduct and fecal samples were collected at regular intervals after N1/88 challenge. A locked nucleic acid probe-based reverse transcription real-time PCR test was designed and used to detect the IBV strain N1/88 from the oviduct and feces of unvaccinated and vaccinated laying hens. Using a recombinant plasmid standard, the detection limit of the reaction was found to be 100 copies and independent assay runs showed reproducible threshold cycle values. Viral RNA was detected in the oviduct of 12 unvaccinated then challenged hens and viral RNA increased sharply on d 10 and 12 postinfection (p.i.). By contrast, among the hens in the vaccinated group, N1/88 was detectable only in the oviduct of 2 hens at 8 and 12 d p.i. N1/88 challenge. Viral RNA was detected in feces of 2 unvaccinated hens up to 4 wk p.i. and in 1 vaccinated hen up to 3 wk p.i. This shows that rearing phase vaccination lowers the total viral RNA of the strain N1/88, even though this strain shows considerable antigenic and genetic variation from the vaccine strain. This new test will be useful for the rapid identification of the N1/88 strain of IBV from oviduct and fecal samples.
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- K K Chousalkar
- The E. H. Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2678, Australia.
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Ghorashi SA, O'Rourke D, Ignjatovic J, Noormohammadi AH. Differentiation of infectious bursal disease virus strains using real-time RT-PCR and high resolution melt curve analysis. J Virol Methods 2010; 171:264-71. [PMID: 21111004 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2010] [Revised: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 11/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Differentiation of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) strains is crucial for effective vaccination programs and epidemiological investigations. In this study, a combination of real-time RT-PCR and high resolution melt (HRM) curve analysis was developed for simultaneous detection and differentiation of IBDV strains/isolates. The hypervariable region of VP2 gene was amplified from several IBDV strains and subjected to HRM curve analysis. The method could readily differentiate between classical vaccines/isolates and variants. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the amplicons from each strain revealed that each melt curve profile was related to a unique DNA sequence. The real-time RT-PCR HRM curve analysis was also able to differentiate IBDV strains/isolates directly in bursal tissues from field submissions and from vaccinated commercial flocks. The differences between melting peaks generated from IBDV strains were significantly different (P<0.0001) demonstrating the high discriminatory power of this technique. The results presented in this study indicated that real-time RT-PCR followed by HRM curve analysis provides a rapid and robust technique for genotyping IBDV isolates/strains and can contribute to effective control of IBDV outbreaks.
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- Seyed A Ghorashi
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
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Hewson KA, O'Rourke D, Noormohammadi AH. Detection of avian nephritis virus in Australian chicken flocks. Avian Dis 2010; 54:990-3. [PMID: 20945778 DOI: 10.1637/9230-010610-reg.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Avian nephritis virus (ANV) is thought to infect poultry flocks worldwide, but no confirmed case has been reported in Australia. The first such case is described in this study. Cases of young chickens with clinical signs of dehydration and diarrhea were submitted to our laboratory and histopathology detected interstitial nephritis. Vaccine strains of infectious bronchitis virus were detected in some of these cases but were not considered to be the causative agent. A total of seven fresh submissions from broiler chicken flocks were collected at 8-11 days of age. Degenerate PCR primers were designed based on published ANV polymerase gene sequences and used to analyze historic cases as well as the fresh submissions. Six of the seven fresh submissions, and one historic case, were positive for ANV with nucleotide sequencing confirming these results. These results establish ANV as an infectious pathogen circulating in Australian poultry.
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- Kylie A Hewson
- Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria, Australia 3030.
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Hewson KA, Ignjatovic J, Browning GF, Devlin JM, Noormohammadi AH. Infectious bronchitis viruses with naturally occurring genomic rearrangement and gene deletion. Arch Virol 2010; 156:245-52. [PMID: 21049275 PMCID: PMC7086917 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-010-0850-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 10/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Infectious bronchitis viruses (IBVs) are group III coronaviruses that infect poultry worldwide. Genetic variations, including whole-gene deletions, are key to IBV evolution. Australian subgroup 2 IBVs contain sequence insertions and multiple gene deletions that have resulted in a substantial genomic divergence from international IBVs. The genomic variations present in Australian IBVs were investigated and compared to those of another group III coronavirus, turkey coronavirus (TCoV). Open reading frames (ORFs) found throughout the genome of Australian IBVs were analogous in sequence and position to TCoV ORFs, except for ORF 4b, which appeared to be translocated to a different position in the subgroup 2 strains. Subgroup 2 strains were previously reported to lack genes 3a, 3b and 5a, with some also lacking 5b. Of these, however, genes 3b and 5b were found to be present but contained various mutations that may affect transcription. In this study, it was found that subgroup 2 IBVs have undergone a more substantial genomic rearrangements than previously thought.
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- Kylie A Hewson
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Veterinary Clinical Centre, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia.
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Montgomery JL, Sanford LN, Wittwer CT. High-resolution DNA melting analysis in clinical research and diagnostics. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2010; 10:219-40. [PMID: 20214540 DOI: 10.1586/erm.09.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Among nucleic acid analytical methods, high-resolution melting analysis is gaining more and more attention. High-resolution melting provides simple, homogeneous solutions for variant scanning and genotyping, addressing the needs of today's overburdened laboratories with rapid turnaround times and minimal cost. The flexibility of the technique has allowed it to be adopted by a wide range of disciplines for a variety of applications. In this review we examine the broad use of high-resolution melting analysis, including gene scanning, genotyping (including small amplicon, unlabeled probe and snapback primers), sequence matching and methylation analysis. Four major application arenas are examined to demonstrate the methods and approaches commonly used in particular fields. The appropriate usage of high-resolution melting analysis is discussed in the context of known constraints, such as sample quality and quantity, with a particular focus placed on proper experimental design in order to produce successful results.
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- Jesse L Montgomery
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Ghorashi SA, Noormohammadi AH, Markham PF. Differentiation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum strains using PCR and high-resolution melting curve analysis. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2009; 156:1019-1029. [PMID: 20035007 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.031351-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is an economically important pathogen of poultry worldwide, causing chronic respiratory disease in chickens and turkeys. Differentiation of MG strains is critical, especially in countries where poultry flocks are vaccinated with live vaccines. In this study, oligonucleotide primers were designed based on a region preceding the trinucleotide repeat of a member of the vlhA gene family, and amplicons of 145-352 bp were generated from cultures of 10 different MG strains, including the ts-11, F and 6/85 vaccine strains. High-resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis of the resultant amplicons could differentiate all MG strains. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of the amplicons from each strain revealed that each melting curve profile related to a unique DNA sequence. The HRM curve profiles (for ts-11) remained consistent after at least five passages under laboratory conditions. PCR-HRM curve analysis of 33 DNA extracts derived from respiratory swabs, or mycoplasma cultures grown from respiratory swabs, of ts-11-vaccinated commercial or specific pathogen-free chickens identified all these specimens, according to their sequences, as ts-11. The potential of the PCR-HRM curve analysis was also shown in the genotyping of 30 additional MG isolates from Europe, the USA and Israel. The results presented in this study indicate that PCR followed by HRM curve analysis provides a rapid and robust technique for genotyping of MG isolates/strains using both MG cultures and clinical swabs.
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- Seyed A Ghorashi
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
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