Genomic characterization and pathogenic study of two porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses with different virulence in Fujian, China
2018
Xiukun Sui, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Ting Xin, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Xiaoyu Guo, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Hong Jia, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Ming Li, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Xintao Gao, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Jing Wu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Yitong Jiang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | L.Willems, , Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium | Hongfei Zhu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Shaohua Hou, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Two strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) were isolated in 2006 and 2016 and designated as FZ06A and FZ16A, respectively. Inoculation experiments showed that FZ06A caused 100% morbidity and 60% mortality, while FZ16A caused 100% morbidity without death. By using genomic sequence and phylogenetic analyses, close relationships between a Chinese highly pathogenic PRRSV strain and the FZ06A and FZ16A strains were observed. Based on the achieved results, multiple genomic variations in Nsp2, a unique N-glycosylation site (N³³→ K³³), and a K151 amino acid (AA) substitution for virulence in the GP5 of FZ16A were detected; except the 30 AA deletion in the Nsp2-coding region. Inoculation experiments were conducted and weaker virulence of FZ16A than FZ06A was observed. Based on our results, a 30 AA deletion in the Nsp2-coding region is an unreliable genomic indicator of a high virulence PRRSV strain. The Nsp2 and GP5 differences, in addition to the virulence difference between these two highly pathogenic PRRSV strains, have the potential to be used to establish a basis for further study of PRRSV virulence determinants and to provide data useful in the development of vaccines against this economically devastating disease.
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