Molecular characterization of avian infectious bronchitis virus strains isolated in Colombia during 2003

Sixteen infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolates were recovered from broilers and layers from five geographic poultry regions in Colombia. The viruses were isolated from tracheas, lungs, and cecal tonsils of birds, previously vaccinated with the Massachusetts strain, that were showing respiratory signs. Further analysis of the IBV isolates was achieved by phylogenetic analysis comparing their deduced amino acid sequences in the hypervariable region 1 of the S1 gene with reference strains. Four unique genotype clusters containing isolates with indigenous genotypes were observed. One isolate was found to be the Connecticut genotype and three isolates were found to be the Massachusetts genotype.     

Molecular epidemiology of infectious bronchitis virus isolates from China and Southeast Asia

In order to trace the origin and evolution of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolates in China and Southeast Asia, genomic sequencing was used for molecular characterization of 24 IBV isolates and two reference strains in comparison with the published sequences. The 5' region of the S1 genes, containing hypervariable regions I and II, and 3' region of the nucleocapsid genes, containing cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes, were used to construct phylogenetic trees for analysis. The results showed that the 24 isolates could be divided into three distinct groups, that is, American, Asian, and European. Some isolates formed a distinct Asian phylogenetic group, suggesting that IBV has existed for some time in Asia. Our results also showed that in vivo recombination of IBV may have occurred at a rather high frequency, contributing to the diversity of these IBV isolates. Importantly, recombination events have probably occurred between vaccine strains and field strains in the natural condition.     

Characterization of infectious bronchitis virus isolates by slot blot hybridization

We used slot blot hybridization of the hypervariable regions of the S1 subunit of spike peplomer gene to identify and characterize infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) strains. Template DNA was created from six reference strain IBVs of different serotypes and immobilized on a nitrocellulose membrane. We synthesized digoxigenin-labeled probes from reference and unknown field viruses and hybridized them to template DNA. All reference strains could be distinguished and isolates identified by serotype if they were at least 95% identical to a reference strain. This slot blot hybridization procedure was specific and reproducible, and strain typing was consistent with the S1 sequencing of the IBV genome. This study thus provides a simple and rapid method for typing of IBV.     

2株鸡传染性支气管炎病毒的分离鉴定及S1基因的序列分析

采用RT-PCR方法对2株传染性支气管炎病毒分离株的S1基因进行序列扩增、测定及分析,应用DNAStar软件将这些分离毒株与中国常用疫苗毒株、其他血清型的代表参考毒株分别进行核苷酸和氨基酸系统发生进化关系分析。核苷酸与氨基酸序列分析结果均表明：2株分离毒株与J2、Q1、T3毒株的亲缘关系较近,与疫苗株H120和4/91的亲缘关系较远。     

Detection and molecular characterization of infectious bronchitis virus isolated from recent outbreaks in broiler flocks in Thailand

Thirteen field isolates of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were isolated from broiler flocks in Thailand between January and June 2008. The 878-bp of the S1 gene covering a hypervariable region was amplified and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis based on that region revealed that these viruses were separated into two groups (I and II). IBV isolates in group I were not related to other IBV strains published in the GenBank database. Group 1 nucleotide sequence identities were less than 85% and amino acid sequence identities less than 84% in common with IBVs published in the GenBank database. This group likely represents the strains indigenous to Thailand. The isolates in group II showed a close relationship with Chinese IBVs. They had nucleotide sequence identities of 97-98% and amino acid sequence identities 96-98% in common with Chinese IBVs (strain A2, SH and QXIBV). This finding indicated that the recent Thai IBVs evolved separately and at least two groups of viruses are circulating in Thailand.     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒基因型与血清型相关性初步研究

为研究鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)基因型与血清型之间的相关性,本研究以国内不同地区的17株IBV分离株、2株疫苗株(M41、W93)和1株强毒株(X株)为研究对象,经RT-PCR扩增获得20株IBV的S1基因并进行测序.将其分别与GenBank中的20株国内外参考IBV株的S1基因进行序列比较,绘制S1基因系统进化树...     

核酸探针检测鸡传染性支气管炎病毒方法的建立及应用

以地高辛(DIG)标记鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)pol基因的保守片段制成核酸探针,与IBV参考株、新城疫病毒、传染性法氏囊病病毒、禽流感病毒、正常鸡胚尿囊液及正常鸡肾组织等的RT-PCR产物进行斑点杂交,以检测探针的特异性,结果该探针仅与IBV毒株的RT-PCR产物杂交呈阳性,与对照病毒和组织的RT-PCR产物杂交呈阴性.敏感性试验显示,探针最低能检出约3.4pg的IBV RT-PCR产物.用该方法检测了38份疑似IBV临床病料,31份阳性;而用RT-PCR法扩增IBV S2基因确诊为阳性的只有29份.对人工接种IBV H52弱毒苗鸡咽喉和肛门拭子32份进行检测,检出15份阳性.结果表明,利用DIG探针检测IBV的RT-PCR产物,特异性和敏感性强,可重复,能克服RT-PCR非特异性反应和探针Northern杂交的不稳定性.     

鸡肾型传染性支气管炎病毒分离株S1基因的序列分析

采取RT-PCR方法对5株传染性支气管炎病毒分离株的S1基因进行序列扩增、测定及分析,应用DNAStar软件将这些分离毒株与中国常用疫苗毒株、国际上其它血清型的代表参考毒株分别进行核苷酸和氨基酸系统发生进化关系分析。核苷酸与氨基酸序列分析结果表明,这5株分离毒株与A2毒株的亲缘关系较近,与疫苗株H120和Ma5的亲缘关系较远。