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Aydin O, Yilmaz A, Turan N, Richt JA, Yilmaz H. Molecular Characterisation and Antibody Response to Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Vaccinated and Infected Cattle in Turkey. Pathogens 2024; 13:304. [PMID: 38668259 PMCID: PMC11053851 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13040304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is one of the most important respiratory pathogens of cattle. In this study, frequency of infection, analysis of variants, and the immune status of vaccinated and non-vaccinated cattle were studied. Blood (n = 162) and nasal/oropharyngeal (n = 277) swabs were collected from 62 cattle herds in Turkey. Lung samples (n = 37) were also taken from dead animals and abattoirs. Antibodies to BRSV were detected in 76 (46%) out of 162 sera. The antibody levels in the vaccinated and non-vaccinated groups were statistically significant. Among 277 nasal/oropharyngeal swabs and 37 lungs, ten nasal/oropharyngeal and four lung samples were positive for BRSV-RNA. BRSV-G gene sequences of 5 out of 14 RT-PCR positive samples showed that all viruses clustered as Group-III in phylogenetic analysis with 88-100% homology. Similarity with previous Turkish BRSVs was 89-98%, and that with BRSVs detected in the USA and Czechia was 89.47-93.12%. BRSV continues to circulate in Turkish cattle, and vaccination seems beneficial in preventing BRSV. The diversity of the BRSVs found in this study needs be considered in vaccination strategies.
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- Ozge Aydin
- Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Hadimkoy, 34500, Buyukcekmece, Istanbul 66506, Turkey; (O.A.); (A.Y.); (N.T.)
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- Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Hadimkoy, 34500, Buyukcekmece, Istanbul 66506, Turkey; (O.A.); (A.Y.); (N.T.)
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- Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Hadimkoy, 34500, Buyukcekmece, Istanbul 66506, Turkey; (O.A.); (A.Y.); (N.T.)
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, NY 66506, USA;
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa
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- Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Hadimkoy, 34500, Buyukcekmece, Istanbul 66506, Turkey; (O.A.); (A.Y.); (N.T.)
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Kaplan M, Özan E, Pekmez K, Çağırgan AA, Arslan F. Molecular characterization of G and F protein genes of bovine respiratory syncytial virus detected from dead calves caused by severe respiratory syndrome: emergence of novel mutations and their importance. Virusdisease 2023; 34:539-549. [PMID: 38046057 PMCID: PMC10686935 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-023-00846-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is an important viral agent in bovine respiratory disease complex affecting young calves from asymptomatic to fatal. Although BRSV is widely prevalent in Türkiye as in other parts of the world, there are limited molecular studies on BRSV in Türkiye. Therefore, in order to better understand the characteristics of circulating BRSV in Türkiye, a study based on the molecular analysis of both F and G proteins was performed. For this purpose, the presence of BRSV was investigated in 20 calves that died as a result of severe respiratory syndrome in the western region of Türkiye in 2020. Nested PCR was performed for both gene regions, and the products were sequenced. Four samples detected as BRSV positive were identified as genotype III according to both gene regions in molecular analysis. However, they were separated into two distinct clusters due to significant differences in nucleotide (90.09-99.54%) and amino acid (85.42-99.31%) similarities between them. Besides, two positive samples in the same cluster were even more different from previously detected Turkish isolates (90.78-92.17% nt and 87.50-89.58% aa). More over, we detected nine novel aa mutations in the extracellular domain, an immunologically important region in the G protein of the virus, that have not been reported in other world isolates found in Genbank until now. These findings suggest that there may be many different viruses in circulation that have the ability to escape the immune system. We recommend that these findings be taken into account in planning both vaccine and epidemiological studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13337-023-00846-7.
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- Murat Kaplan
- Virology Department, Izmir/Bornova Veterinary Control Institute, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Veterinary Experimental Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey
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- Virology Department, Izmir/Bornova Veterinary Control Institute, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
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- Virology Department, Izmir/Bornova Veterinary Control Institute, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
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Mitarai S, Okuya K, Miyane K, Miyamoto M, Ishikawa S, Kawaguchi H, Hatazoe I, Suda Y, Arima E, Nakazato H, Hobo S, Masatani T, Ozawa M. Genetic characterization of bovine respiratory syncytial viruses in Japan between 2017 and 2019. Arch Virol 2023; 168:51. [PMID: 36609930 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-022-05670-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) strains that were detected in Kagoshima prefecture and isolated in Hokkaido between 2017 and 2019, together with a BRSV vaccine strain, were subjected to full-genome sequencing. The BRSV strains identified in Japan were found to be genetically close to each other but distant from the vaccine strains. The deduced amino acids at positions 206 and 208 of the glycoprotein (G protein), which form one of the major epitopes of the recent Japanese BRSV strains, were different from those of the vaccine strains. Therefore, the recent Japanese BRSV strains might be antigenically different from the BRSV vaccine strains.
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- Sumire Mitarai
- Department of Pathogenetic and Preventive Veterinary Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Hokkaido Tokachi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Obihiro, Japan
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- Hokkaido Tokachi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Obihiro, Japan
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- Clinical Veterinary Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Kagoshima Prefectural Economics Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
- SUDx-Biotec Corporation, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Clinical Veterinary Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathogenetic and Preventive Veterinary Science, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.
- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Johnson PCD, Hägglund S, Näslund K, Meyer G, Taylor G, Orton RJ, Zohari S, Haydon DT, Valarcher JF. Evaluating the potential of whole-genome sequencing for tracing transmission routes in experimental infections and natural outbreaks of bovine respiratory syncytial virus. Vet Res 2022; 53:107. [PMID: 36510312 PMCID: PMC9746130 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-022-01127-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a major cause of respiratory disease in cattle. Genomic sequencing can resolve phylogenetic relationships between virus populations, which can be used to infer transmission routes and potentially inform the design of biosecurity measures. Sequencing of short (<2000 nt) segments of the 15 000-nt BRSV genome has revealed geographic and temporal clustering of BRSV populations, but insufficient variation to distinguish viruses collected from herds infected close together in space and time. This study investigated the potential for whole-genome sequencing to reveal sufficient genomic variation for inferring transmission routes between herds. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) data were generated from experimental infections and from natural outbreaks in Jämtland and Uppsala counties in Sweden. Sufficient depth of coverage for analysis of consensus and sub-consensus sequence diversity was obtained from 47 to 20 samples respectively. Few (range: 0-6 polymorphisms across the six experiments) consensus-level polymorphisms were observed along experimental transmissions. A much higher level of diversity (146 polymorphic sites) was found among the consensus sequences from the outbreak samples. The majority (144/146) of polymorphisms were between rather than within counties, suggesting that consensus whole-genome sequences show insufficient spatial resolution for inferring direct transmission routes, but might allow identification of outbreak sources at the regional scale. By contrast, within-sample diversity was generally higher in the experimental than the outbreak samples. Analyses to infer known (experimental) and suspected (outbreak) transmission links from within-sample diversity data were uninformative. In conclusion, analysis of the whole-genome sequence of BRSV from experimental samples discriminated between circulating isolates from distant areas, but insufficient diversity was observed between closely related isolates to aid local transmission route inference.
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- Paul C D Johnson
- School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- HPIG. Unit of Ruminant Medicine. Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, National Veterinary Institute, SVA, Uppsala, Sweden
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- IHAP, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, National Veterinary Institute, SVA, Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- HPIG. Unit of Ruminant Medicine. Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
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Prevalence and Molecular Characteristics of Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Beef Cattle in China. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12243511. [PMID: 36552433 PMCID: PMC9774563 DOI: 10.3390/ani12243511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is an important pathogen of the bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC); however, its prevalence and molecular characteristics in China remain largely unknown. In this study, 788 nasal swabs from 51 beef cattle farms with BRDC outbreaks in 16 provinces and one municipality were collected from October 2020 to July 2022, and 18.65% (147/788) of samples from 23 farms across 11 provinces were detected as BRSV-positive by reverse transcription-insulated isothermal PCR (RT-iiPCR) assay. Further, 18 complete G gene sequences were classified into BRSV subgroup III, and 25 complete F gene sequences were obtained from 8 and 10 provinces. Compared to the known BRSV strains in GenBank, the G proteins and F proteins in this study shared several identical amino acid (aa) mutations. Moreover, five nearly complete genome sequences were obtained and clustered into a large branch with two America BRSV subgroup III strains (KU159366 and OM328114) rather than the sole Chinese strain (MT861050) but were located in an independent small branch. In conclusion, this study reveals that BRSV has a wide geographical distribution in China, and subgroup III strains, which have unique evolution characteristics, are the dominant strains. The results contribute to a better understanding of the prevalence and genetic evolution of BRSV.
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Ellis J, Marx J, Perumbakkam S, West K, Gow S, Lacoste S, Gururaja A, Masic A, Lappin BN, Brice C, Mahan SM. Genealogy of an in-vivo passaged isolate of western Canadian bovine respiratory syncytial virus. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE VETERINAIRE 2022; 86:218-228. [PMID: 35794977 PMCID: PMC9251804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a primary respiratory pathogen in calves. Clinical infection with this pathogen has been experimentally modelled to assess vaccine efficacy using a field isolate (Asquith) of BRSV that has been sequentially passaged in vivo in neonatal calves to maintain virulence. The objective of this retrospective cumulative analysis of passages over approximately 20 years was to determine if there have been any changes in the viral genome of this isolate because of this process. Sequence analyses indicated that the Asquith isolate placed genetically in a clade comprising US and some European isolates and a recently described Chinese BRSV isolate (DQ). Furthermore, there were rare changes in bases over time in the N, G, and F gene segments examined when comparing among different passages ranging from 1996 to 2019. These results indicated the absence of significant mutations in the absence of significant adaptive immunological pressure.
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O'Brien B, Goodridge L, Ronholm J, Nasheri N. Exploring the potential of foodborne transmission of respiratory viruses. Food Microbiol 2021; 95:103709. [PMID: 33397626 PMCID: PMC8035669 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2020.103709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The ongoing pandemic involving severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has raised the question whether this virus, which is known to be spread primarily though respiratory droplets, could be spread through the fecal-oral route or via contaminated food. In this article, we present a critical review of the literature exploring the potential foodborne transmission of several respiratory viruses including human coronaviruses, avian influenza virus (AVI), parainfluenza viruses, human respiratory syncytial virus, adenoviruses, rhinoviruses, and Nipah virus. Multiple lines of evidence, including documented expression of receptor proteins on gastrointestinal epithelial cells, in vivo viral replication in gastrointestinal epithelial cell lines, extended fecal shedding of respiratory viruses, and the ability to remain infectious in food environments for extended periods of time raises the theoretical ability of some human respiratory viruses, particularly human coronaviruses and AVI, to spread via food. However, to date, neither epidemiological data nor case reports of clear foodborne transmission of either viruses exist. Thus, foodborne transmission of human respiratory viruses remains only a theoretical possibility.
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- Bridget O'Brien
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Québec, Canada
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Québec, Canada
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- Food Virology Laboratory, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Jia S, Yao X, Yang Y, Niu C, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Pan R, Jiang X, Xiaobo S, Qiao X, Guan X, Xu Y. Isolation, identification, and phylogenetic analysis of subgroup III strain of bovine respiratory syncytial virus contributed to outbreak of acute respiratory disease among cattle in Northeast China. Virulence 2021; 12:404-414. [PMID: 33470171 PMCID: PMC7834082 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.1872178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a clinically important causative agent of acute respiratory diseases in postweaning calves and feedlot cattle and causes numerous economic losses to the cattle industry. In June 2018, an outbreak of an acute respiratory disease occurred among 4- to 10-month-old calves on three intensive beef cattle farms in Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, with a 27.42% morbidity rate (329/1200) and a > 25% mortality rate (85/329). Using next-generation sequencing, we comprehensively analyzed microbial diversity in the lung samples of the diseased cattle and found that the causative agent of this epidemic outbreak is mainly a bovine orthopneumovirus named BRSV strain DQ. We then isolated and confirmed the virus by RT-PCR and an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Phylogenetic analysis of genes G, F, N, NS1, NS2, and SH of BRSV strain DQ showed that this strain shares the highest genetic similarity with strains USII/S1, 15489, V41, and NY487834 belonging to subgroup III of BRSV. This is the first report of subgroup III strain of BRSV presence in China. Heilongjiang Province is a major cattle-breeding province in China; therefore, it is necessary to test for BRSV in the cattle trade and to conduct region-extended epidemiological surveillance for BRSV in China.
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- Shuo Jia
- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Veterinary Laboratory, Jilin Province Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention , Changchun, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China.,Northeastern Science Inspection Station, China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Pathogen Biology , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University , Harbin, China.,Northeastern Science Inspection Station, China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Pathogen Biology , Harbin, China
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Kumagai A, Kawauchi K, Andoh K, Hatama S. Sequence and unique phylogeny of G genes of bovine respiratory syncytial viruses circulating in Japan. J Vet Diagn Invest 2020; 33:162-166. [PMID: 33234033 DOI: 10.1177/1040638720975364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is an etiologic agent of bovine respiratory disease. The rapid evolutionary rate of BRSV contributes to genetic and antigenic heterogeneity of field strains and causes occasional vaccine failure. We conducted molecular epidemiologic characterization of BRSV circulating in Japan to obtain genetic information for vaccine-based disease control. Phylogenetic analysis of G and F gene sequences revealed that all of the isolated Japanese BRSV strains clustered in the same genetic subgroup, which was distinct from the 9 known groups. We assigned the Japanese group to subgenotype X. The Japanese isolates formed 2 temporal clusters: isolates from 2003 to 2005 clustered in lineage A; isolates from 2017 to 2019 formed lineage B. The alignment of the deduced amino acid sequences of the G gene revealed that the central hydrophobic region responsible for viral antigenicity is conserved in all of the isolates; unique amino acid mutations were found mainly in mucin-like regions. Our results suggest that BRSV has evolved uniquely in Japan to form the new subgenotype X; the antigenic homogeneity of the viruses within this group is inferred.
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- Asuka Kumagai
- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Tokachi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Yazici Z, Ozan E, Tamer C, Muftuoglu B, Barry G, Kurucay HN, Elhag AE, Cagirgan AA, Gumusova S, Albayrak H. Circulation of Indigenous Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus Strains in Turkish Cattle: The First Isolation and Molecular Characterization. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E1700. [PMID: 32962234 PMCID: PMC7552771 DOI: 10.3390/ani10091700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a huge economic burden on the livestock industries of countries worldwide. Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is one of the most important pathogens that contributes to BRD. In this study, we report the identification and first isolation, with molecular characterization, of a new BRSV strain from lung specimens of three beef cows in Turkey that died from respiratory distress. After the screening of lung tissues for BRD-associated viruses using a multiscreen antigen-ELISA, a BRSV antigen was detected. This was then confirmed by real-time RT-PCR specific for BRSV. Following confirmation, virus isolation was conducted in MDBK cell cultures and clear CPE, including syncytia compatible with BRSV, were detected. RT-nested PCR, using F gene-specific primers, was performed on the cultured isolates, and the products were sequenced and deposited to Genbank with accession numbers MT179304, MT024766, and MT0244767. Phylogenetic analysis of these sequences indicated that the cattle were infected with BRSV from subgroup III and were closely related to previously identified American and Turkish strains, but contained some amino acid and nucleotide differences. This research paves the way for further studies on the molecular characteristics of natural BRSV isolates, including full genome analysis and disease pathogenesis, and also contributes to the development of robust national strategies against this virus.
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- Zafer Yazici
- Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (C.T.); (H.N.K.); (S.G.); (H.A.)
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- Department of Veterinary Experimental Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (E.O.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (C.T.); (H.N.K.); (S.G.); (H.A.)
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- Department of Veterinary Experimental Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (E.O.); (B.M.)
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- Veterinary Science Centre, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College of Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland;
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- Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (C.T.); (H.N.K.); (S.G.); (H.A.)
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- Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (C.T.); (H.N.K.); (S.G.); (H.A.)
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- Bornova Veterinary Control Institute, Veterinary Control Institute Directorates, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 35010 Izmir, Turkey;
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- Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (C.T.); (H.N.K.); (S.G.); (H.A.)
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- Department of Veterinary Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey; (C.T.); (H.N.K.); (S.G.); (H.A.)
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