Genetic diversity of avian infectious bronchitis virus isolates in Korea between 2003 and 2006

Thirty-three field isolates of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were recovered from commercial chicken flocks in Korea between 2003 and 2006 and were characterized phylogenetically by nucleotide sequence analysis of the IBV S1 gene hyper-variable region. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that recent field isolates of IBV formed at least three distinct phylogenetic types, including K-I, K-II, and K-III. K-I type IBV consisted of indigenous, 13 IBV isolates which evolved from the Kr-EJ/95 strain and then separated into the lineages of type K-Ia and type K-Ib. K-II type IBV isolates (n = 19) were closely related to nephropathogenic IBV variants from China and Japan. The K-III type isolate (Kr/D064/05), first identified by this study, was closely related to enteric IBV variants from the Chinese strains that cause proventriculitis. Sequence comparisons showed amino acid differences of >27.5% between IBV types. The molecular epidemiologic characteristics of IBV field isolates are briefly discussed.     

Isolation and identification of four infectious bronchitis virus strains in China and analyses of their S1 glycoprotein gene

Between 2003 and 2005, four strains of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were isolated from the vaccinated chicken flocks in China. The results from chicken embryo cross-neutralization assays showed that all the four isolates were relative to strain A2 of IBV, which was isolated in 1996 in Beijing and related to strain 4/91. The S1 gene of the spike protein was amplified and sequenced. The nucleotide and amino acid sequence of the S1 gene had a similar degree of identity (88.98-99.28%) among the four Chinese IBV isolates. The identity of the S1 protein gene between the four Chinese IBV isolates and 14 strains of other IBVs varied from 70.06 to 81.59%. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that there are at least four groups of IBVs circulating in China and the disease outbreaks might have been caused by infection of multiple strains of IBV.     

First evidence of the emergence of novel putative infectious bronchitis virus genotypes in Cuba

The emergence of new infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) genotypes or serotypes along with the poor cross-protection observed among IBV serotypes have complicated the avian infectious bronchitis (IB) control programs in different geographic regions. In Cuba, the lack of genetic information regarding IBV and the increasing epidemiological importance of this virus in Cuban chicken flocks demand further characterization of IBV isolates. In the present work, studies of genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships among recent IBV isolates from Cuban chicken flocks showing respiratory disorders were performed. Two putative genotypes genetically different to the Massachusetts genotype H120 strain used in the Cuban vaccination program were found in the flocks assessed. In addition, a potential nephropathogenic IBV isolate was found by first time in Cuba.     

Genetic diversity of avian infectious bronchitis coronavirus in recent years in China

Fifty-six isolates of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were obtained from different field outbreaks in China in 2010, and they were genotyped by comparison with 19 reference strains in the present study. The results showed that LX4-type isolates are still the predominant IBVs circulating in chicken flocks in China, and these isolates could be grouped further into two clusters. Viruses in each cluster had favored amino acid residues at different positions in the S1 subunit of the spike protein. In addition, a recombination event was observed to have occurred between LX4- and tl/CH/LDT3/03I-type strains, which contributed to the emergence of a new strain. The most important finding of the study is the isolation and identification of Taiwan II-type (TW II-type) strains of IBV in mainland China in recent years. The genome of TW II-type IBV strains isolated in mainland China has experienced mutations and deletions, as demonstrated by comparison of the entire genome sequence with those of IBV strains isolated in Taiwan. Pathogenicity testing and sequence analysis of the 3' terminal untranslated region revealed that TW II-type IBV strains isolated in mainland China have a close relationship with the embryo-passaged, attenuated TW2296/95.     

Identification of recent infectious bronchitis virus isolates that are serologically different from current vaccine strains

Three 1986 infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolates were serotyped by a hemagglutination-inhibition method and were found to be serologically different from the seven strains currently used in regular and specially licensed vaccines in the United States (Mass 41, H52, H120, Conn 46, Fla 18288, JMK, and Ark 99) and from 13 other reference IBV strains. The recent isolates were from layer flocks that had histories of egg-production declines and shell-quality problems. Two of the isolates, one each from Maine and Ohio, were serologically related to a 1983 IBV isolate from layer replacements in Pennsylvania. The third isolate, from Korea, was serologically different from any of the reference strains and the other new isolates.     

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.     

Genotyping of infectious bronchitis viruses isolated in Japan during 2008−2019

Seventeen isolates of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were obtained from various prefectures of Japan during 2008–2019 and genetically analyzed. The IBV isolates were classified into six genetic groups, based on phylogenetic analysis of the S1 gene. The S1 genotypes were distinguishable by a newly developed restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method using three endonucleases, Hae II, Hpa I, and Fok I. Moreover, the isolates were classified into four genetic groups, based on phylogenetic analysis of the S2 gene. However, novel genetic groups based on a combination of S1 and S2 genotypes, which were undetected previously, were confirmed in this study, indicating that various recombinant IBV strains were prevalent in poultry in Japan.     

鸡感染传染性支气管炎病毒后脏器内病毒动态分布研究

对IBV在鸡器官内动态分布进行了初步研究。分别用IBV T株、M41、H52、H120、上海野毒(Sh1、Sh2、Sh3)对7个试验组的鸡攻毒,分别用AIV、NDV以及IBDV对3个对照组鸡攻毒,然后定期剖杀采样,并用套式RT-PCR方法进行检测。结果为攻毒后第3天和第7天,7个IBV攻毒组的肾脏、气管、肝脏、肺脏和扁桃体中均检测到IBV;第14天,H52组、H120组肝脏、扁桃体IBV检测阴性,其余脏器均为阳性,其他组5个脏器均为阳性;第21天,M41组、H52组、H120组肾脏、肝脏、扁桃体检测阴性,其余为阳性,其他组5个脏器全为阳性;第28天,M41组、T组、H52组、H120组、Sh1组肾脏、肝脏、扁桃体以及T组的肝脏和扁桃体为阴性,其余脏器为阳性,其他组5个脏器仍为阳性;35 d后,各实验组各脏器均为阴性。整个试验阶段,对照组的IBV检测均为阴性。由此可见,IBV不同毒株组织嗜性存在明显差异,导致IBV各毒株在感染鸡体内的分布和消长规律存在着差异。这为阐明IBV致病机理提供了必要的试验依据。     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒地方流行株的分离与鉴定

从山西各地区疑似鸡传染性支气管炎(IB)的病料中,分离到5株鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)分离株,并对分离病毒进行了病毒形态观察、对鸡新城疫病毒(NDV)的干扰、鸡胚致病性试验、动物回归试验、血凝特性试验、病毒理化特性测定等生物特性鉴定及IBV N基因特异性片段的检测.电镜观察,可见直径为60～120 am,有囊膜及纤突呈冠状排列的病毒粒子;对NDV有明显的干扰作用;分离株的传代物均有明显的致鸡胚矮小化作用;动物回归感染死亡鸡肾脏病变明显,表现肾脏肿大、花斑肾现象,输尿管内充塞大量尿酸盐;无直接血凝性,经1%胰酶处理后可凝集鸡红细胞;分离株对乙醚和氯仿敏感;采用反转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)对分离毒株进行扩增,结果均扩增出特异N基因核酸片段.     

我国部分地区1996-2008年传染性支气管炎病毒分离株膜蛋白基因的遗传变异与系统进化分析

1996-2008年从我国不同地区分离30株传染性支气管炎病毒（Infectious Bronchitis Viruses,IBV）野毒株的M基因,采用RT-PCR方法克隆测定所分离的野毒株和澳大利亚T株的M基因序列,利用生物信息学软件与GenBank中公布的部分国内外IBV毒株的M基因序列进行比较分析,研究我国IBV的分子流行学特点和分子遗传变异规律。结果发现所测毒株M基因具有4种不同长度的开放阅读框：669bp、672bp、678bp和681bp,分别编码222、223、225和226个氨基酸的多肽,这些长度的差异是由5′端的核苷酸插入或缺失造成的。30个IBV分离株间的同源性在89．5％～100％之间。以疫苗株H120氨基酸位置为参照,在被比较的73株IBVM蛋白中发现62个位点存在变异,其中以2～5、10～16、44～46、217～222等4个区域氨基酸取代率较高。系统进化分析显示,被比较的73个IBV毒株分为5个进化群,我国的IBV分属于其中的4个群,其中第一群和第四群与我国所使用的疫苗病毒株相距较远。同时发现部分近年的分离株与10多年前分离株具有很近遗传进化关系。从M基因看,在我国出现了多种基因型IBV共存的现象,分离株与疫苗株的遗传差异提示我们需要对疫苗的选用做出重新评估。     

用单抗介导的交叉ELISA对IBV毒株的分型研究

用针对IBV 3种结构蛋白的一组单抗（C1、C2、C3、J1、J2、J3）和6个不同血清型的IBV标准株（Gray株、Connectic株、Holte株、T株、M41株、Arkavas株）进行交叉ELISA试验，显示了6种不同的反应模式；与同一Mass血清型内M41、H52、H120 3毒株进行交叉ELISA反应显示出相同的反应模式；通过地方分离株和标准株与6株单抗的ELISA反应模式比较可将来自河南、山东、江苏、广东、广西、西川等省22个地方株划分为7个不同的抗原群，其中M41抗原群占10株，其仍是我国当前主要的流行型。根据两株中和单抗C2、J1与22个地方株ELISA反应结果，可将地方株分为三大类群，即与J1反应的M41类群，与C2反应的Y类群和J1、C2均不反应的第三类群，C2和J1两株中和单抗可与85％以上毒株发生反应，可为IBV制苗毒株的选择（M41和Y）提供参考依据，此种分型方法较传统的分型方法简便、快速。     

国产IBV疫苗株核衣壳蛋白基因的亲缘关系

利用自行设计的引物Cx和Cs，通过RT－PCR方法分别扩增出鸡传染性支气管炎病毒（IBV）D41株，H120GD株、H120SH株、H52GD株等4个国产疫苗株和标准强毒M41－E4株完整的N基因cDNA,然后将其分别克隆到pGEM T-Easy或pMD 18-T载体中并测序。测序结果表明，这5个IBV毒株可分2组，其中D41株，H120GD株和H120SH株为一组，它们的核苷酸和推导氨基酸序列同源性为99．7％－99．8％和99．0％－99．5％，而H52GD株与M41－E4株构成另一组，其核苷酸和推导氨基酸序列同源性为99．7％和99．5％；而2组之间的最大同源性仅为91．0％和93．2％。在系统发生进化树上，这2组分别位于不同的分支簇上。值得注意的是，国内的H52GD株与国外报道的H52株不在同一分支簇上，相反却与国内强毒M41－E4株以及国外报道的M41株在同一分支簇上。这一结果表明，国内的H52GD疫苗株与国外报道的H52疫苗株不同，它们在亲缘关系上更靠近M41－E4株和M41株。     

IBV安徽分离株AH1-99M基因克隆及序列分析

利用RT-PCR技术成功扩增出IBV分离株AH1-99 M基因全长cDNA,并将其克隆到pMD18-T载体上,获得该分离株M基因的重组质粒.序列分析结果表明,该分离株M基因全长共678个核苷酸,编码225个氨基酸;同其他IBV的核苷酸序列的同源性为87.2%～92.5%,氨基酸的同源性为89.8%～95.1%;在IBV M基因核苷酸进化关系树中,AH1-99株M基因与H120、M41、Beaudette以及多数国内分离株亲源关系较近.     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒沈阳分离株生物学特性及其免疫原S1基因的克隆与序列分析

本研究对分离自沈阳地区的一株传染性支气管炎病毒（ＳＹ毒株）进行了生物学特性的研究,同时成功地对其免疫原Ｓ１基因进行了ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增、克隆与序列分析。 通过电镜观察、动物回归试验、血凝特性研究等试验验证分离自沈阳地区的ＳＹ毒株确实为一株传染性支气管炎病毒。气管环组织培养交叉中和试验结果表明,分离株ＳＹ株不同于参考毒株澳大利亚Ｔ、Ｈ５２、Ｍ４１,且不同于国内其它流行株ＨＤ、ＨＢ、ＸＢ、ＤＢ等,是一个新的变异株。 利用ＩＢＶ Ｓ１基因特异性寡聚核苷酸引物,经ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增ＳＹ毒株的Ｓ１基因,得到预期的约１．７Ｋｂ片段;并将扩增所得ｃＤＮＡ插入克隆质粒ｐＵＣ１９的ＥｃｏＲⅠ／ＢａｍＨⅠ位点,在大肠杆菌ＤＨ５ａ中实现目的基因的克隆。经限制性核酸内切酶分析及ＰＣＲ鉴定,证实为阳性重组质粒,利用末端双脱氧链终止法对其测序,得到Ｓ１基因全长１６４０ｂｐ,包括整个开放阅读框。通过序列分析软件ＤＮＡＳＩＳ、ＰＲＯＳＩＳ、ＭＥＧＡ等软件对Ｓ１基因核苷酸序列及推导的氨基酸序列进行分析,结果表明：分离株ＳＹ与７株参考株和国内流行株ＨＤ株相比,无论是核苷酸序列同源百分率还是氨基酸序列同源百分离都较低,均未达到８０％,这就提示我们ＳＹ毒     

鸡传染性支气管炎强毒分离株遗传进化分析和免疫保护试验

从山东省发病鸡群中分离鉴定了一株鸡传染性支气管炎病毒（Infectious bronchitis virus,IBV）强毒株SDIB821/2012,对其进行S1基因序列测定分析和免疫保护试验。S1基因遗传进化分析结果显示,SDIB821/2012属于以QXIBV为代表的基因型,与同属一个基因型的IBV参考株氨基酸同源性为91.6%～98.5%,与疫苗株491同源性为77.6%,与H120和MA5同源性均为74.8%。免疫保护试验结果显示,根据试验鸡临床症状和发病死亡情况,弱毒活疫苗491对SDIB821/2012的保护率为90%,而H120和MA5对SDIB821/2012的保护率分别仅为40%和33%。攻毒后各免疫组喉头、泄殖腔棉拭样品以及气管、肺脏和肾脏组织均可检测到病毒,表明3种IB疫苗均不能对SDIB821/2012提供完全的免疫保护。     

鸡肾型IBV分离株M基因的克隆与特性分析

依据NCBI所登录的鸡传染性支气管炎病毒的M基因序列设计了一对引物,应用TRIzol试剂盒对8个肾型鸡传染性支气管炎病毒陕西地方分离株进行总RNA的提取,以所得到的RNA为模板,用RT-PCR对M基因进行扩增;其目的条带回收提纯后,与PMD18-T克隆载体进行连接,转化到DH5α宿主菌,并经药物抗性筛选、PCR及酶切鉴定,将所筛选鉴定出的阳性质粒进行测序,最后对测序结果进行分析。结果表明：陕西地方8个毒株（BJ2、FF2、YL2、B01、G5、YX、WH、WG）M基因长约为650 bp,其中YX、WH株本身无BamH 1酶切位点。WH与其它分离株的核苷酸同源性为91.8%～92.6%,而其它的分离株间的同源性为98.8%～99.8%。8个毒株与参考株的核苷酸同源性为74.9%～99.8%。其N端90 aa肽段与对照株相比,不同之处表现为高亲水性氨基酸取代低亲水性氨基酸,这会使其具有更好的抗原性。     

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.     

S1 and N gene analysis of avian infectious bronchitis viruses in Taiwan

The disease caused by infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) produces great economic for the poultry industry. The purpose of this study is to investigate the molecular epidemiology of IBV in Taiwan. An old IBV strain isolated in 1964 and another 31 strains isolated from 1991 to 2003 were selected for N-terminal S1 gene analysis. Based on their phylogenetic tree, 13 strains were selected for sequencing the entire S1 and partial nucleocapsid (N) genes. The results indicated that Taiwanese IBV strains could be divided into two distinct lineages, Taiwan Group I and Taiwan Group II, with one Massachusetts strain and one Chinese strain. No recombination was found between H120 and the Taiwanese strains in the S1 gene. However, the S1 gene showed a noticeably higher divergence than the N gene. The phylogenetic trees constructed from the S1 and N genes indicate that intergenic recombination has occurred. Since most local strains are in Taiwanese clusters, developing vaccines from local strains is necessary for IBV control in Taiwan.