Comparison of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from cormorants in Canada and the USA in 1975, 1990 and 1992.

Seventeen Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates obtained from cormorants, turkeys, a pelican, and a gull in Canada and the USA collected in 1975, 1990 and 1992 were analyzed for relatedness by monoclonal antibody profiling. In addition, nucleotide sequence analysis was performed in two areas of the fusion (F) gene for 5 of the isolates. No difference in the antigenicity of these 17 viruses, as determined by monoclonal antibody binding patterns, was seen. The amino acid sequences obtained via nucleotide sequencing at the cleavage site of the F protein showed that all the isolates tested had two pairs of basic amino acids immediately upstream of the cleavage site, and a phenylalanine residue at the N-terminus of the F1 protein, which is consistent with velogenic NDV. The deduced amino acid sequence obtained at the cleavage site of the F protein from 6 of the isolates was virtually identical regardless of the species, year of isolation, or location. However, the 1975 cormorant isolate showed marked differences from the 1990-1992 isolates in the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of the F gene signal region. These data indicate that the 1990 and 1992 outbreaks were caused by the same epizootic virus and further suggest that the population of NDV in these wild birds may be very stable. The belief that the velogenic NDV circulating in cormorants in 1992 was transmitted into the free-ranging turkey flocks located near the cormorants in North Dakota is supported by the present study in which no distinction could be made between the viruses isolated from turkeys or wild birds.     

10株新城疫病毒广西分离株HN蛋白基因的克隆与序列分析

根据基因库(GenBank)新城疫病毒(NDV)的HN基因序列设计了2对特异性引物,应用RT-PCR技术对广西在2000~2003年暴发新城疫的鸡群中分离的10株NDV毒株的HN基因进行了扩增,扩增产物克隆并测序,拼接出10个NDV广西分离株的HN基因全序列,其序列全长均为1 713 bp,编码571个氨基酸,均有13个半胱氨酸残基。其中GX8/03有6个糖基化位点,而GX2/00、GX6/02、GX7/02和GX5/00有5个糖基化位点,GX1/00、GX3/00、GX4/00和GX9/03有4个糖基化位点。除GX5/00和GX10/03分离株外,其他8个NDV分离株在HN基因抗原位点Ⅰ发生变异,即347位由谷氨酸(E)被甘氨酸(G)替代,GX8/03分离株在HN基因抗原位点Ⅱ的495位由赖氨酸(K)替代谷氨酸(E)。与11株已发表的NDV HN基因全序列相比较,其核苷酸同源性在79.6%~97.9%之间,推导的氨基酸同源性在87.2%~98.1%之间。     

NDV 江苏分离株F基因的克隆与序列分析

为比较NDV江苏分离株的遗传变异特征,应用RT-PCR扩增出新城疫病毒（NDV）江苏徐州株（JSXZ）、江苏宿州株（JSSZ）、江苏连云港株（JSLYG）和江苏淮安株（JSHA）的融合蛋白F基因的全长核苷酸,将其分别克隆至pMD18-T载体中。将获得的阳性重组质粒进行序列测定后,推导出其氨基酸序列,进行分析和比较。结果表明,所获得的4个分离株F基因完整的开放阅读框长度为1662bp,共编码F蛋白的553个氨基酸;4个毒株与常用疫苗株之间核苷酸序列同源性只有69．3％～80．8％。JSXZ株和JSSZ株F基因的裂解位点为112-RRQK／RRF-117,符合强毒株裂解区氨基酸组成的特征。以lbp～374bp的核苷酸序列绘制系统发育树分析表明,JSXZ和JSSZ株NDV为基因Ⅷ型,JSLYG和JSHA株NDV为基因Ⅸ型。     

野鸭源新城疫病毒的分离及其F基因的克隆与序列分析

用RT-PCR方法扩增从野鸭体内分离到的3株新城疫病毒(newcastle disease virus,NDV)(JS-1/06/wd、JS-2/06/wd和JS-3/06/wd)F基因,并对其序列进行了测定和分析。结果表明该分离株的F基因长1 662 bp,编码553个氨基酸;F基因裂解位点的氨基酸序列为112R-R-Q-K/R-R-F117,符合NDV强毒株的特征。这些毒株间核苷酸同源性为99.8%~99.9%,与鹅源NDV QY971株和ZJ1株的核苷酸同源性也高达96.7%~97.5%;氨基酸同源性为96.8%~97.5%;而与我国标准强毒株F48E9及疫苗株LaSota的核苷酸同源性分别为86.9%和84.5%;氨基酸同源性分别为94.5%和87.0%。系统发育树分析结果表明,野鸭源NDV与鹅源NDV的遗传关系较近,同属于基因Ⅶ型。     

11株新城疫病毒广西分离株NP基因的克隆和序列分析

根据基因库中新城疫病毒(NDV)的NP基因序列设计了1对特异性引物,应用RT-PCR技术对广西在2000～2003年暴发新城疫的鸡群中分离的11株NDV毒株NP基因进行RT-PCR扩增和序列测定,拼接出11个NDV广西分离株的NP基因的全序列,10个NDV广西分离株的NP基因阅读框的核苷酸序列全长均为1470 bp,编码489个氨基酸,它们的NP基因核苷酸全序列及推导的氨基酸全序列与10个已发表的NDV参考株的NP基因全序列比较分析结果表明:核苷酸序列同源性为84.8%～98.2%,氨基酸同源性为89.8%～99.4%.     

鸡新城疫病毒河北分离株F基因的分子特性分析

通过毒力测定、RT-PCR及F基因的序列测定与遗传进化分析,对2005-2008年从河北省部分地区的发病鸡群中分离到的10株新城疫病毒（NDV）进行了研究。各分离株经典毒力测定结果显示：MDT在37.6～54.4h之间,ICPI在1.71～2.0之间,IVPI值在2.16～2.8之间,均为新城疫病毒强毒株特征。F基因的序列测定表明,分离株之间的核苷酸序列具有77.4%～98.0%的同源性,与疫苗株Lasota的同源性为87.0%～98.9%,与国内标准强毒株F48E9同源性为89.7%～98.9%。推导其氨基酸序列分析表明,8个分离株的F蛋白的裂解位点氨基酸组成为112 R-R-Q-K-R-F117,具有NDV强毒株特征,与毒力测定结果相符,2个分离株的F蛋白的裂解位点氨基酸组成为112 G-R-Q-G-R-L117,与弱毒株特征相符。F基因分型和同源性比较显示：目前河北新城疫的流行以基因Ⅶ型为主（占70%）,同时兼有基因Ⅱ型（占20%）和基因Ⅸ型（占10%）。     

10株新城疫病毒分离F基因的克隆及遗传变异分析

对10株具有一定代表性的NDV分离株的F基因进行RT-PCR扩增和序列测定,核苷酸序列及其推导的氨基酸序列比较结果表明:F基因核苷酸序列的同源性为93.6%,推导氨基酸序列同源性为95.39%;根据F基因裂解位点的氨基酸序列推测,其中2株属于弱毒株,8株属于强毒株,该结果与致病性试验测定的结果完全相符;不同年代、不同宿主分离株的F基因序列一致,高度保守.通过BLAST SEARCH比较,8株强毒株与广东鹅分离株GDGO(Y97)高度同源,处于进化树的同一分支.2株弱毒分离株与La Sota疫苗株仅有1～4个氨基酸改变,推测可能是免疫或散播La Sota疫苗株.抗原性指数分析表明HI分离株有三处明显变异,抗原位点推测分析表明H分离株比F48株和La Sota多出6个抗原位点,而Liu株抗原位点在446位后缺失.     

1株鸭源Ⅰ类新城疫病毒分离株F和HN基因的分子特性分析

采用RT-PCR技术对Ⅰ类新城疫病毒(NDV)09-014分离株完整的融合蛋白(F)基因和血凝素-神经氨酸酶(HN)基因进行了扩增和遗传进化分析。F基因的序列测定结果表明:该分离株F基因全长为1 792 bp,可编码553个氨基酸,裂解位点的氨基酸组成为112E-R-Q-E-R-L117,具有典型的新城疫弱毒株特征。同源性分析表明本分离株的F基因与Ⅰ类新城疫病毒代表毒株之间核苷酸的同源性为93%～95.2%,而与Ⅱ类新城疫病毒代表毒株的同源性较低,介于70.6%～72.4%。HN基因的序列测定结果表明:HN基因全长2 001 bp,可编码616个氨基酸,同源性分析表明本分离株的HN基因与Ⅰ类新城疫病毒代表毒株之间核苷酸的同源性在92.7%～94.7%之间,而与Ⅱ类新城疫病毒同源性较低,为70.7%～71.5%。根据完整的F基因和HN基因构建的遗传进化树均表明:本分离株在分类地位上属于Ⅰ类新城疫病毒基因3型,因此Ⅰ类新城疫病毒的F基因和HN基因具有相似的进化速率。     

Surveillance and characterization of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from northern pintail (Anas acuta) in Japan during 2006-09

A total of 38 Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates were obtained from 6060 fecal samples from northern pintail (Anas acuta) ducks collected in the Tohoku district in Japan during 2006-09. One isolate from each sampling location and date was selected for a total of 38 isolates, then 15 of these were characterized for their pathogenicity by mean death time of minimum lethal dose (MDT/MLD) using chicken embryos and by plaque formation on chicken embryo fibroblasts. Furthermore, nine isolates were randomly selected from these 15 isolates, and the fusion protein genes were sequenced to characterize amino acid sequences around the cleavage site. All 15 were confirmed to be nonvirulent by MDT/MLD test, and nine isolates were also confirmed as nonvirulent by the cleavage site of the fusion protein 112G/E-K/R-Q-G/E-R*L117 that was specific for nonvirulent NDVs. The characteristics of nine isolates identified by phylogenic analysis of the fusion protein gene indicated that the isolates belong to genotype I or II. In addition, we also isolated 68 avian influenza viruses and 28 other hemagglutinating viruses. Our data indicate that northern pintails are subclinically infected by, perpetuate, and distribute NDV along with different subtypes of avian influenza viruses and other hemagglutinating viruses during their migrations across vast areas over the Northern Hemisphere to Japan.     

新城疫病毒山东分离株ShD-5-06 F和HN基因序列分析

从山东济南某非典型新城疫发病鸡群中分离到一株新城疫病毒株（ShD-5—06）,研究其生物学特性表明,该病毒具有新城疫强毒株的一些特征。从该分离株扩增出其F和HN基因,并与标准株进行同源性比较,为探讨NDV是否发生变异提供理论依据。本试验通过RT—PCR法特异性地扩增出F和HN基因全基因序列,并对其与已经发表的序列进行核苷酸序列测定和分析。结果表明,ShD-5—06株的F和HN基因开放性阅读框架（ORF）为1662bp和1716bp,分别编码489个和571个氨基酸。与国外发表的部分新城疫病毒强毒株和弱毒株之间相应序列进行比较,F基因核苷酸序列的同源性在84．1％～88．7％之间,氨基酸同源性在88．1％～93．3％之间;HN基因核苷酸序列的同源性在82．19,5～87．4％之间,氨基酸同源性在88．6％～90．9%之间;F蛋白裂解位点区（112～117）氨基酸组成与强毒株一致,说明NDV山东分离株（ShD-5—06）为新城疫强毒株。     

3株新城疫病毒广西分离株L基因的克隆与序列分析

根据GenBank登陆的新城疫病毒L基因序列,设计了3对引物(L1和L2、L3和L4、L5和L6)。用RT-PCR技术对3株新城疫病毒广西分离GX7/02、GX9/03、GX11/03的L基因进行了分段扩增和克隆,并对克隆出来的3个片段进行序列测定,用DNAstar软件比较分析后进行拼接,得到长约为6.8 kb、包含有L基因全长的核苷酸序列。L基因的RNA全长为6 704 bp,拥有一个6 615 bp的开放阅读框,推导其编码的氨基酸数为2 204个。氨基酸同源性分析表明广西分离株之间同源性为98.6%~98.7%;与ZJ1株同源性为98.8%~98.9%;与La-Sota、B1、F48E9、HB92同源性为92.0%~94.2%。     

Deduced Amino Acid Sequences Surrounding the Fusion Glycoprotein Cleavage Site and of the Carboxyl-terminus of Haemagglutinin–Neuraminidase Protein of the Avirulent Thermostable Vaccine Strain I-2 of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Newcastle disease virus</Emphasis>

A single-tube RT-PCR technique generated a 387 bp or 300 bp cDNA amplicon covering the F₀ cleavage site or the carboxyl (C)-terminus of the HN gene, respectively, of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) strain I-2. Sequence analysis was used to deduce the amino acid sequences of the cleavage site of F protein and the C-terminus of HN protein, which were then compared with sequences for other NDV strains. The cleavage site of NDV strain I-2 had a sequence motif of ¹¹² RKQGRLIG¹¹⁹, consistent with an avirulent phenotype. Nucleotide sequencing and deduction of amino acids at the C-terminus of HN revealed that strain I-2 had a 7-amino-acid extension (VEILKDGVREARSSR. This differs from the virulent viruses that caused outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Australia in the 1930s and 1990s, which have HN extensions of 0 and 9 amino acids, respectively. Amino acid sequence analyses of the F and HN genes of strain I-2 confirmed its avirulent nature and its Australian origin.     

鸭新城疫病毒分离株抗原表位和遗传演化分析

从规模化养殖场鸭群气管和泄殖腔试子分离到新城疫病毒(NDV)27株,用2株针对NDV HN单抗进行抗原表位分析,并选择4个分离株进行F基因高变区(374bp)和HN基因全长序列分析。抗原表位分析结果显示,27个鸭分离株均能与其中一株单抗C3-B7反应,而与另外一株单抗1E5反应为阴性。F基因(374bp)序列分析结果显示,4个鸭分离株均属于NDV ClassⅠ分支,分离株之间核苷酸同源性为99.2%～100%;分离株与NDV ClassⅡ毒株遗传距离为0.9%～9.9%,与NDV ClassⅠ毒株遗传距离为38.5%～41.7%。根据核苷酸序列推导的氨基酸序列表明,4个鸭NDV分离株F蛋白裂解位点氨基酸模式为:112-EROERL-117。HN基因序列分析结果显示,4个鸭NDV分离株HN基因全长1851bp,编码585个氨基酸;同源性比较发现4个鸭NDV分离株之间核苷酸同源性为99.7%～99.8%,与NDV ClassⅡ毒株核苷酸同源性为68.4%～70.5%,与NDV ClassⅠ毒株核苷酸同源性为95.8%～98.0%。本研究结果显示,鸭分离毒均属于NDV ClassⅠ弱毒,在抗原表位和基因序列上与广泛应用的NDV弱毒疫苗株(LaSota)不同,这些毒株的来源有待进一步深入研究。     

产蛋下降鸭群强毒新城疫病毒的分离鉴定与分子特征

从产蛋下降鸭群分离到两株新城疫病毒(NDV)(命名为Duck/China/SD6/2008和Duck/China/SD7/2009),经蚀斑纯化后测定其鸡胚平均死亡时间为77.6h,F蛋白裂解位点氨基酸序列为112-RRQKRF-117,符合强毒NDV的特征。根据F基因(374bp)对2个NDV分离株和30个NDV参考株进行基因分型结果表明,2个分离株均属于基因Ⅶ型。F基因和HN基因核苷酸序列同源性比较显示,2个鸭分离株与基因Ⅶ型NDV分离株同源性为94.1%～99.7%和94.4%～97.1%,与同期分离的鸡源NDV强毒株Chicken/China/SD4/2008同源性最高,分别为99.3%～99.5%和99.5%～99.7%,表明这两个鸭NDV毒株可能来源于感染NDV的鸡群。     

Characterization of pigeon-origin Newcastle disease virus isolated in China

Fourteen pigeon-origin Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates were obtained from sick pigeons in China between 1996 and 2005. The mean death time (MDT) of embryonated eggs and the intracerebral pathogenicity indices (ICPI) were tested to determine the virulence of the field isolates. The result indicated that most isolates were proved to be mesogenic (MDT 60-90 hr and ICPI > 1.2). The main function regions of F protein gene of the isolates were amplified and sequenced for phylogenetic and residue substitutive analysis. The fusion protein cleavage site sequences of most isolates had multiple basic amino acids R/KRQKRF at positions 112-116 and a phenyl alanine at position 117, characteristic of velogenic isolates. In the phylogenetic tree, the majority of the isolates were clustered into a single genetic lineage, termed genotype VIb, and were typical pigeon paramyxovirus type 1, whereas a small number of recent isolates (three strains) were grouped into genotype VIId, a predominant genotype responsible for most Newcastle disease outbreaks in chickens and geese since the end of last century. One isolate, PK9901, was proved to be a lentogenic strain, of genotype II NDV, to which the vaccine strain La Sota belongs.     

Rapid pathotyping of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) using fluorogenic probes in a PCR assay

Hybridisation of PCR fragments with fluorogenic probes specific for pathotype allowed an estimation of pathogenicity of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates using a modified TaqMan procedure. Six probes were used, designed to recognise nucleotide sequences in the fusion protein gene sequence corresponding to the precursor protein F0 cleavage site of both virulent and avirulent viruses. Forty-three of the 45 isolates tested, including 18 examined in a blind study were pathotyped successfully and rapidly, with close correlation between cleavage site nucleotide sequences, TaqMan results and intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) values. One isolate, which could not be pathotyped by nucleotide sequencing, was shown using the TaqMan system to be a mixture of virulent and avirulent NDV. The results of this study suggest that using this modified TaqMan protocol, the likely virulence of most ND isolates can be determined rapidly and reproducibly.     

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of new Newcastle disease virus isolates from the mainland of China

Seventy-nine velogenic Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates were obtained from infected chicken flocks during the outbreaks of Newcastle disease (ND) in various regions of the mainland of China in 2006. The F gene fragment (535 bp, from nt 47 to 581 of the F gene) which codes the main functional region of the F protein was obtained by RT-PCR and sequenced. All sequences obtained in this study have been submitted to GenBank. All the isolates have the motif ¹¹²R-R-Q/R-K/R-R-F¹¹⁷ at the cleavage site of the fusion protein, which is typical of velogenic NDV isolates. For genotyping, a phylogenetic tree based on nucleotides 47–435 of the F gene was constructed, and the 79 isolates could be divided into two genotypes, namely VIId and III. Most of the isolates proved to be of genotype VIId; only two isolates were of genotype III. Genotype VIId NDV has been the predominant pathogen responsible for most Newcastle disease outbreaks in China. The proportion of isolates of genotype VIId NDV shows an increasing trend, according to studies on the molecular epidemiology of NDV in China from 2002 to 2006.     

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of new Newcastle disease virus isolates from the mainland of China

Seventy-nine velogenic Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates were obtained from infected chicken flocks during the outbreaks of Newcastle disease (ND) in various regions of the mainland of China in 2006. The F gene fragment (535 bp, from nt 47 to 581 of the F gene) which codes the main functional region of the F protein was obtained by RT-PCR and sequenced. All sequences obtained in this study have been submitted to GenBank. All the isolates have the motif ¹¹²R-R-Q/R-K/R-R-F¹¹⁷ at the cleavage site of the fusion protein, which is typical of velogenic NDV isolates. For genotyping, a phylogenetic tree based on nucleotides 47–435 of the F gene was constructed, and the 79 isolates could be divided into two genotypes, namely VIId and III. Most of the isolates proved to be of genotype VIId; only two isolates were of genotype III. Genotype VIId NDV has been the predominant pathogen responsible for most Newcastle disease outbreaks in China. The proportion of isolates of genotype VIId NDV shows an increasing trend, according to studies on the molecular epidemiology of NDV in China from 2002 to 2006.     

新城疫病毒ShD-5-04株F基因的克隆与毒力分析

通过RT-PCR特异性扩增出新城疫病毒(NDV)山东分离株(ShD-5-04)的F基因序列,对其进行核苷酸序列测定和分析.结果表明,ShD-5-04株的F基因开放性阅读框为1 662 bp,编码489个氨基酸.与国外发表的部分新城疫病毒强毒株和弱毒株之间相同序列进行比较,F基因核苷酸序列的同源性在84.1%～88.7%之间,氨基酸同源性在88.1%～93.3%之间;F蛋白裂解位点区(112位～117位)氨基酸组成与强毒株一致,从基因水平上说明NDV ShD-5-04株为新城疫强毒株.