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Siddique F, Abbas R, Mahmood M, Iqbal A, Javaid A, Hussain I. Eco-epidemiology and pathogenesis of Newcastle disease in ostriches ( Struthio camelus). WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2020.1746220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- F. Siddique
- Department of Microbiology, Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology, Riphah College of Veterinary Science, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Almubarak AIA. Molecular and biological characterization of some circulating strains of Newcastle disease virus in broiler chickens from Eastern Saudi Arabia in 2012-2014. Vet World 2019; 12:1668-1676. [PMID: 31849430 PMCID: PMC6868251 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1668-1676] [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: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background and Aim: Newcastle disease (ND) is a worldwide poultry disease that is historically known to cause severe losses in the poultry industry. In the present study, attempts were made to characterize ND virus (NDV) recovered from broiler chickens in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia from January 2012 to March 2014. Materials and Methods: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used for the detection of NDV followed by partial sequencing of the fusion (F) gene. The intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI), mean death time (MDT), and complete sequencing of the hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) gene were also used for further biological and molecular characterization. Results: NDV was detected at a rate of 9.6% (11/115) of the tested flocks, most of which were vaccinated against ND. F gene-based phylogeny and motifs of the fusion protein cleavage site (FPCS) showed segregation of Saudi isolates into two groups. The first group contained 10 isolates and was located in genotype II with the lentogenic motif 112GRQGRL117 at the FPCS. The second group contained one isolate and was located in genotype VII with velogenic motif 112RRQKRF117. Further characterization using the ICPI and MDT of two representative isolates showed virulence of both tested isolates. Phylogenetic analysis of the HN gene showed close nucleotide identity between the two isolates. A BLAST search for sequences similar to HN gene sequences showed high identity with isolates from the surrounding region. Conclusion: The present findings showed a low detection rate of NDV, possibly due to the wide application of vaccines, and the circulation of at least two NDV genotypes, II and VII, in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia. The present Saudi isolates may share common ancestors with isolates from the surrounding region.
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- Abdullah I A Almubarak
- Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
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A comparative genomic and evolutionary analysis of circulating strains of Avian avulavirus 1 in Pakistan. Mol Genet Genomics 2019; 294:1289-1309. [PMID: 31147843 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-019-01580-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Newcastle disease, caused by Avian avulavirus 1 (AAvV 1), is endemic to many developing countries around the globe including Pakistan. Frequent epidemics are not uncommon even in vaccinated populations and are largely attributed to the genetic divergence of prevailing isolates and their transmission in the environment. With the strengthening of laboratory capabilities in Pakistan, a number of genetically diverse AAvV 1 strains have recently been isolated and individually characterized in comparison with isolates reported elsewhere in the world. However, there lacks sufficient comparative genomic and phylogenomic analyses of field circulating strains that can elucidate the evolutionary dynamics over a period of time. Herein, we enriched the whole genome sequences of AAvV reported so far (n = 35) from Pakistan and performed comparative genomic, phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses. Based on these analyses, we found only isolates belonging to genotypes VI, VII and XIII of AAvV 1 in a wide range of avian and human hosts. Comparative phylogeny revealed the concurrent circulation of avulaviruses representing different sub-genotypes such as VIg, VIm, VIIa, VIIb, VIIe, VIIf, VIIi, XIIIb and XIIId. We found that the isolates of genotype VII were more closely associated with viruses of genotype XIII than genotype VI. An inter-genotype comparative residue analysis revealed a few substitutions in structurally and functionally important motifs. Putative recombination events were reported for only one of the captive-wild bird (pheasant)-origin isolates. The viruses of genotype VII had a high genetic diversity as compared to isolates from genotypes VI and XIII and, therefore, have more potential to evolve over a period of time. Taken together, the current study provides an insight into the genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics of AAvV 1 strains circulating in Pakistan. Such findings are expected to facilitate better intervention strategies for the prevention and control of ND in disease-endemic countries across the globe particularly Pakistan.
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Aziz-ul-Rahman, Munir M, Shabbir MZ. Comparative evolutionary and phylogenomic analysis of Avian avulaviruses 1–20. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2018; 127:931-951. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Šantak M, Mlinarić-Galinović G, Vilibić-Čavlek T, Tabain I. Comparative genomics of human rubulavirus 2. Arch Virol 2018; 163:3141-3148. [PMID: 30097744 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3986-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Although human rubulavirus 2 (HPIV2) is an important respiratory pathogen, little is known about its molecular epidemiology. We performed a comparative analysis of the full-length genomes of fourteen HPIV2 isolates belonging to different genotypes. Additionally, evolutionary analyses (phylogenetic reconstruction, sequence identity, detection of recombination and adaptive evolution) were conducted. Our study presents a systematic comparative genetic analysis that complements prior analyses and utilizes full-length HPIV2 genomes to provide a basis for future work on the clinical significance, molecular variation and conservation, and evolution of HPIV2.
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- Maja Šantak
- Centre for Research and Knowledge Transfer in Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Rockefellerova 10, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 3, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.,Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Rockefellerova 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Rockefellerova 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Wang D, Wang J, Bi Y, Fan D, Liu H, Luo N, Yang Z, Wang S, Chen W, Wang J, Xu S, Chen J, Zhang Y, Yin Y. Characterization of avian influenza H9N2 viruses isolated from ostriches (Struthio camelus). Sci Rep 2018; 8:2273. [PMID: 29396439 PMCID: PMC5797180 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20645-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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H9N2 subtype avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have been isolated from various species of wild birds and domestic poultry in the world, and occasionally transmitted to humans. Although H9N2 AIVs are seldom isolated from ostriches, seven such strains were isolated from sick ostriches in China between 2013 and 2014. Sequence analysis showed several amino acid changes relating to viral adaptation in mammals were identified. The phylogenetic analyses indicated that these isolates were quadruple reassortant viruses, which are different from the early ostrich isolates from South Africa or Israel. Most of the ostrich virus carried a human-type receptor-binding property. The chicken experiments showed the ostrich strains displayed low pathogenicity, while they could cause mild to severe symptoms in chicken. Theses strains could efficiently transmit among chickens, and one strain showed higher transmissibility. The virus could not kill mice, and merely replicated in the lung of mice. The ostrich strains could not efficiently transmit between guinea pigs in the direct contact model. These results suggested we should pay attention to the interface between ostrich and other domestic fowl, and keep an eye on this population when monitoring of influenza virus.
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- Dongdong Wang
- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China.,China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Center for Influenza Research and Early-warning (CASCIRE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- Qingdao Oland-Better Bioengineering Co., LTD, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China
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- China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266032, China
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China. .,China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266032, China.
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- Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266019, China.
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Satharasinghe DA, Murulitharan K, Tan SW, Yeap SK, Munir M, Ideris A, Omar AR. Detection of Inter-Lineage Natural Recombination in Avian Paramyxovirus Serotype 1 Using Simplified Deep Sequencing Platform. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1907. [PMID: 27965642 PMCID: PMC5127838 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a prototype member of avian paramyxovirus serotype 1 (APMV-1), which causes severe and contagious disease in the commercial poultry and wild birds. Despite extensive vaccination programs and other control measures, the disease remains endemic around the globe especially in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Being a single serotype, genotype II based vaccines remained most acceptable means of immunization. However, the evidence is emerging on failures of vaccines mainly due to evolving nature of the virus and higher genetic gaps between vaccine and field strains of APMV-1. Most of the epidemiological and genetic characterizations of APMVs are based on conventional methods, which are prone to mask the diverse population of viruses in complex samples. In this study, we report the application of a simple, robust, and less resource-demanding methodology for the whole genome sequencing of NDV, using next-generation sequencing (NGS) on the Illumina MiSeq platform. Using this platform, we sequenced full genomes of five virulent Malaysian NDV strains collected during 2004–2013. All isolates clustered within highly prevalent lineage 5 (specifically in lineage 5a); however, a significantly greater genetic divergence was observed in isolates collected from 2004 to 2011. Interestingly, genetic characterization of one isolate collected in 2013 (IBS025/13) shown natural recombination between lineage 2 and lineage 5. In the event of recombination, the isolate (IBS025/13) carried nucleocapsid protein consist of 55–1801 nucleotides (nts) and near-complete phosphoprotein (1804–3254 nts) genes of lineage 2 whereas surface glycoproteins (fusion, hemagglutinin-neuraminidase) and large polymerase of lineage 5. Additionally, the recombinant virus has a genome size of 15,186 nts which is characteristics for the old genotypes I–IV isolated from 1930 to 1960. Taken together, we report the occurrence of a natural recombination in circulating strains of NDV in commercial poultry using NGS methodology. These findings will not only highlight the potential of RNA viruses to evolve but also to consider the application of NGS in revealing the genetic diversity of these viruses in clinical materials. Factors that drive these evolutionary events and subsequent impact of these divergences on clinical outcome of the disease warrant future investigations.
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- Dilan A Satharasinghe
- Laboratory of Vaccine and Immunotherapeutic, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of PeradeniyaPeradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Laboratory of Vaccine and Immunotherapeutic, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia Serdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Vaccine and Immunotherapeutic, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia Serdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Vaccine and Immunotherapeutic, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia Serdang, Malaysia
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- Infection and Innate Immunity Research Group, Avian Viral Diseases, The Pirbright Institute Surrey, UK
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- Laboratory of Vaccine and Immunotherapeutic, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Vaccine and Immunotherapeutic, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra MalaysiaSerdang, Malaysia
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Rouxel RN, Mérour E, Biacchesi S, Brémont M. Efficient Co-Replication of Defective Novirhabdovirus. Viruses 2016; 8:69. [PMID: 26959049 PMCID: PMC4810259 DOI: 10.3390/v8030069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We have generated defective Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Viruses (VHSV) which express either the green fluorescent protein (GFP) or a far-red fluorescent protein (mKate) by replacing the genes encoding the nucleoprotein N or the polymerase-associated P protein. To recover viable defective viruses, rVHSV-ΔN-Red and rVHSV-ΔP-Green, fish cells were co-transfected with both deleted cDNA VHSV genomes, together with plasmids expressing N, P and L of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. After one passage of the transfected cell supernatant, red and green cell foci were observed. Viral titer reached 10⁷ PFU/mL after three passages. Infected cells were always red and green with the very rare event of single red or green cell foci appearing. To clarify our understanding of how such defective viruses could be so efficiently propagated, we investigated whether (i) a recombination event between both defective genomes had occurred, (ii) whether both genomes were co-encapsidated in a single viral particle, and (iii) whether both defective viruses were always replicated together through a complementation phenomenon or even as conglomerate. To address these hypotheses, genome and viral particles have been fully characterized and, thus, allowing us to conclude that rVHSV-ΔN-Red and rVHSV-ΔP-Green are independent viral particles which could propagate only by simultaneously infecting the same cells.
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- Ronan N Rouxel
- VIM, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas 78350, France.
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- VIM, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas 78350, France.
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- VIM, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas 78350, France.
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Molecular cloning, expression and bioactivity of B cell activating factor (BAFF) in African ostrich. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 28:686-94. [PMID: 26256697 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Huang HB, Xiao K, Lu S, Yang KL, Ansari AR, Khaliq H, Song H, Zhong J, Liu HZ, Peng KM. Increased Thymic Cell Turnover under Boron Stress May Bypass TLR3/4 Pathway in African Ostrich. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129596. [PMID: 26053067 PMCID: PMC4460079 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Previous studies revealed that thymus is a targeted immune organ in malnutrition, and high-boron stress is harmful for immune organs. African ostrich is the living fossil of ancient birds and the food animals in modern life. There is no report about the effect of boron intake on thymus of ostrich. The purpose of present study was to evaluate the effect of excessive boron stress on ostrich thymus and the potential role of TLR3/4 signals in this process. Histological analysis demonstrated that long-term boron stress (640 mg/L for 90 days) did not disrupt ostrich thymic structure during postnatal development. However, the numbers of apoptotic cells showed an increased tendency, and the expression of autophagy and proliferation markers increased significantly in ostrich thymus after boron treatment. Next, we examined the expression of TLR3 and TLR4 with their downstream molecular in thymus under boron stress. Since ostrich genome was not available when we started the research, we first cloned ostrich TLR3 TLR4 cDNA from thymus. Ostrich TLR4 was close to white-throated Tinamou. Whole avian TLR4 codons were under purify selection during evolution, whereas 80 codons were under positive selection. TLR3 and TLR4 were expressed in ostrich thymus and bursa of fabricius as was revealed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). TLR4 expression increased with age but significantly decreased after boron treatment, whereas TLR3 expression showed the similar tendency. Their downstream molecular factors (IRF1, JNK, ERK, p38, IL-6 and IFN) did not change significantly in thymus, except that p100 was significantly increased under boron stress when analyzed by qRT-PCR or western blot. Taken together, these results suggest that ostrich thymus developed resistance against long-term excessive boron stress, possibly by accelerating intrathymic cell death and proliferation, which may bypass the TLR3/4 pathway. In addition, attenuated TLRs activity may explain the reduced inflammatory response to pathogens under boron stress.
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- Hai-bo Huang
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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Umali DV, Ito H, Shirota K, Katoh H, Ito T. Characterization of complete genome sequence of genotype VI and VII velogenic Newcastle disease virus from Japan. Virus Genes 2014; 49:89-99. [PMID: 24788358 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-014-1075-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The complete genome sequences of three strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolated from vaccinated commercial layer flocks in Japan in the span of three decades were characterized. All strains had genome lengths of 15,192 nucleotides consisting of six genes in the order of 3'-NP-P/V/W-M-F-HN-L-5'. The general genomic characteristics of the Japanese field strains were consistent with previously characterized class II NDV, except for those belonging to early genotypes (genotype I-IV), which lack the six nucleotide insertion at nucleotide positions 1,648-1,653 of the nucleoprotein (NP) gene. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Japanese strains could be classified into genotypes VIc and VIIe using the complete genome sequence and the complete coding sequence of the fusion (F) gene according to the unified NDV classification system. Characterization of functional domains and neutralizing epitopes of the F and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) proteins of Japanese field strains revealed a total of 31 amino acid substitutions, as compared to vaccine strains Ishii and B1, which were widely used in Japan. Although virus neutralization (VN) test showed that poor flock immunity due to vaccination failure or partial and non-uniform immunization maybe the major factors involved in the mechanism of breakthrough infection of the Japanese field strains, approximately two to threefold decrease in the VN titers of the field NDV strains possessing a point mutation (E347K or E347G) at the linear epitope of the HN protein was observed, as compared to vaccine strain B1 and field strain 2440/69, which lack the point mutation. This study may be a useful reference in characterizing future ND outbreaks in vaccinated chickens and as a genetic map for future investigations regarding vaccine designs, reverse genetics systems, and development of molecular diagnostic tools to prevent future ND outbreaks in vaccinated poultry flocks.
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- Dennis V Umali
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, 4031, Philippines
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Zhang YY, Shao MY, Yu XH, Zhao J, Zhang GZ. Molecular characterization of chicken-derived genotype VIId Newcastle disease virus isolates in China during 2005-2012 reveals a new length in hemagglutinin-neuraminidase. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2013; 21:359-66. [PMID: 24333370 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most important diseases of poultry, and causes severe economic losses in the global poultry industry. Although all Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates belong to a single serotype, significant genetic diversity has been described between different NDV isolates. Here, we report the molecular characterization of 23 virulent genotype VIId NDV isolates of class II circulating in China. Phylogenetic construction and analysis revealed the existence of distinctly genomic and amino acid differences that clearly distinguished these isolates from other typical NDV genotypes and vaccine strains. We also report a new 582-amino-acid hemagglutinin-neuraminidase in genotype VII NDV strains. This is believed to be the first study to investigate systematically the most predominant NDV strains, and provides more information on the genetic nature of genotype VIId NDV of class II circulating in China.
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- Yuan-Yuan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China.
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Liu H, Zhang P, Wu P, Chen S, Mu G, Duan X, Hao H, Du E, Wang X, Yang Z. Phylogenetic characterization and virulence of two Newcastle disease viruses isolated from wild birds in China. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2013; 20:215-24. [PMID: 23999544 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wild birds are considered as a natural reservoir of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). However, there is no information about genotype IX NDV from wild birds, especially from Columbiformes. In this study, two genotype IX NDV viruses were isolated from wild birds. One was from Eurasian Blackbird, while the other was from Spotted-necked dove. After purification by plaque technique, complete genomes of both viruses were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis of partial fusion (F) gene and complete genome indicated both strains belonged to genotype IX. Based on intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI), the virus from Eurasian Blackbird was velogenic virus, while the strain from Spotted-necked dove was lentogenic virus. However, both strains showed one of velogenic cleavage sites. In addition, the strain from Eurasian Blackbird showed greater replication ability and generated larger fusion foci in vitro than that of strain from Spotted-necked dove. Comparing all the corresponding protein sequences of both strains, there were only 9 different amino acid residues between them. Furthermore, after analysis of these differences, the information about lentogenic NDV with multi-basic cleavage site was presented.
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- Haijin Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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Shabbir MZ, Zohari S, Yaqub T, Nazir J, Shabbir MAB, Mukhtar N, Shafee M, Sajid M, Anees M, Abbas M, Khan MT, Ali AA, Ghafoor A, Ahad A, Channa AA, Anjum AA, Hussain N, Ahmad A, Goraya MU, Iqbal Z, Khan SA, Aslam HB, Zehra K, Sohail MU, Yaqub W, Ahmad N, Berg M, Munir M. Genetic diversity of Newcastle disease virus in Pakistan: a countrywide perspective. Virol J 2013; 10:170. [PMID: 23721461 PMCID: PMC3681574 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-10-170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most deadly diseases of poultry around the globe. The disease is endemic in Pakistan and recurrent outbreaks are being reported regularly in wild captive, rural and commercial poultry flocks. Though, efforts have been made to characterize the causative agent in some of parts of the country, the genetic nature of strains circulating throughout Pakistan is currently lacking. Material and methods To ascertain the genetics of NDV, 452 blood samples were collected from 113 flocks, originating from all the provinces of Pakistan, showing high mortality (30–80%). The samples represented domesticated poultry (broiler, layer and rural) as well as wild captive birds (pigeons, turkeys, pheasants and peacock). Samples were screened with real-time PCR for both matrix and fusion genes (1792 bp), positive samples were subjected to amplification of full fusion gene and subsequent sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Results The deduced amino acid sequence of the fusion protein cleavage site indicated the presence of motif (112RK/RQRR↓F117) typical for velogenic strains of NDV. Phylogenetic analysis of hypervariable region of the fusion gene indicated that all the isolates belong to lineage 5 of NDV except isolates collected from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province. A higher resolution of the phylogenetic analysis of lineage 5 showed the distribution of Pakistani NDV strains to 5b. However, the isolates from KPK belonged to lineage 4c; the first report of such lineage from this province. Conclusions Taken together, data indicated the prevalence of multiple lineages of NDV in different poultry population including wild captive birds. Such understanding is crucial to underpin the nature of circulating strains of NDV, their potential for interspecies transmission and disease diagnosis and control strategies.
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- Muhammad Zubair Shabbir
- Quality Operations Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Chen S, Hao H, Liu Q, Wang R, Zhang P, Wang X, Du E, Yang Z. Phylogenetic and pathogenic analyses of two virulent Newcastle disease viruses isolated from Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) in China. Virus Genes 2013; 46:447-53. [PMID: 23344613 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-013-0881-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The crested ibis is one of the most endangered birds in the world, found only in Shaanxi Province in Central China, and it has been reintroduced in Sadogashima in Japan. Two Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates were collected from sick crested ibises, and their pathogenic and phylogenetic characteristics were investigated. The results showed that they are virulent, with intracerebral pathogenicity indices of 1.46-1.83 and a mean time of death of 54.4-84.4 h. They shared the same virulent motif (112)-R-R-Q-K-R-F-(117) at the F protein cleavage site. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that both isolates were clustered with class II NDVs, with one in genotype VIId and another in a novel genotype (provisionally designated as VIi). The two isolates shared high homology with the strains isolated from poultry flocks in the same region from 2006 to 2010. We first isolated and characterised the NDV isolates from crested ibises, one of which showed new genetic characteristics and formed a new subgenotype with isolates from pigeons and ostriches in the same area. These data are useful for further epidemiological studies on NDV and the protection of crested ibises.
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- Shengli Chen
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Munir M, Cortey M, Abbas M, Qureshi ZUA, Afzal F, Shabbir MZ, Khan MT, Ahmed S, Ahmad S, Baule C, Ståhl K, Zohari S, Berg M. Biological characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a novel genetic group of Newcastle disease virus isolated from outbreaks in commercial poultry and from backyard poultry flocks in Pakistan. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2012; 12:1010-9. [PMID: 22418457 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Muhammad Munir
- The Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ulls väg 2B, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Tirumurugaan KG, Vinupriya MK, Vijayarani K, Kumanan K. Analysis of the Fusion Protein Cleavage Site of Newcastle disease virus Isolates from India Reveals Preliminary Evidence for the Existence of II, VI and VII Genotypes. INDIAN JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY : AN OFFICIAL ORGAN OF INDIAN VIROLOGICAL SOCIETY 2011; 22:131-7. [PMID: 23637515 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-011-0044-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Newcastle disease virus (NDV) has been a threat to poultry industry in most of the developing countries with a wide variety of avian species being susceptible, coupled with the presence of mobile wild bird reservoirs contributing not only to the vast genomic diversity of this virus but also to the diagnostic failures. NDV of multiple genotypes (I-XI) is known to be prevalent and reported worldwide. However, there is a paucity of information on the circulating genotypes of NDV in India. This study utilized the fusion protein cleavage site (FPCS) sequence to determine the different genotypes of NDV circulating in India. Our results indicate that majority of NDV isolates from southern states of India namely, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka were found to belong to genotype II. However, some of the strains from Tamil Nadu and most from Uttar Pradesh belong to genotype groups VI and VII. Interestingly, three isolates recovered from Tamil Nadu grouped with genotype IV viruses (namely Herts/33) which had not been hitherto reported to GenBank since 1989. This preliminary information points to the existence of multiple genotypes and also the need for efficacy studies with vaccines incorporating multiple genotypes in controlling virulent NDV (vNDV) outbreaks in India.
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- K G Tirumurugaan
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, 600007 Tamil Nadu India
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Homologous recombination in negative sense RNA viruses. Viruses 2011; 3:1358-73. [PMID: 21994784 PMCID: PMC3185808 DOI: 10.3390/v3081358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Revised: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Recombination is an important process that influences biological evolution at many different levels. More and more homologous recombination events have been reported among negative sense RNA viruses recently. While sporadic authentic examples indicate that homologous recombination does occur, recombination seems to be generally rare or even absent in most negative sense RNA viruses, and most of the homologous recombination events reported in the literature were likely generated artificially due to lab contamination or inappropriate bioinformatics methods. Homologous recombination in negative sense RNA viruses should be reported with caution in the future, and only after stringent quality control efforts. Moreover, co-infection experiments should be performed to confirm whether recombination can occur.
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Artificial recombination may influence the evolutionary analysis of Newcastle disease virus. J Virol 2011; 85:10409-14. [PMID: 21775447 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00544-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The recombination rate in Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was as high as 10% in RDP analysis with full-length NDV genome sequences available in GenBank. We found that two NDV strains, China/Guangxi09/2003 and NDV/03/018, previously reported as recombinants, failed to show any evidence of recombination upon complete genome resequencing. Furthermore, we were able to reproduce artificial recombination by amplification of the M gene in a mixed sample of strains LaSota and ZJ1. It appears that the recombination of NDV is not as common as has been reported. NDV sequences in GenBank should be analyzed with caution during bioinformatic analyses for natural recombination events.
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