Cloning and Sequence Analysis of M Gene of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus Guangxi Strain

According to the M gene nucleotide sequence of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) published in GenBank,one pair of primers were designed,the M gene fragments of IBV isolated from Guangxi province were amplified by PCR.Then the amplified fragments were cloned into pMD18-T vector and the positive recombinant plasmids were sequenced.The results showed that M gene from all of the IBV isolates consisted of 678 bp,coding for 225 amino acids.Two glycosylated sites were located nearby the N-terminal,three transmembrane domains were located in the 23 to 98 peptide region.Variations within the hydrophilicity region were easier than that in the hydrophobicity region.Compared with that of other published IBV strains,the homologies of nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the isolates were 83.6% to 92.5% and 82.7% to 95.1%,respectively.The phylogenetic tree analysis showed that it was closely related to SAIB20 and LX4,and clustered into one group;But it belonged to different branches with other reference strains,and had a distant relationship.These results suggested that the isolate was a new variant of IBV.     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒广西株M基因的克隆与序列分析

参照GenBank中鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)的核苷酸序列设计1对引物,利用 PCR 扩增IBV广西株的M基因片段,将其克隆到pMD18-T载体中.序列分析结果表明,M基因全长为678 bp,编码225个氨基酸,近N端含有2个潜在的N-糖基化位点,3个跨膜区位于23—98肽段区,亲水区较疏水区更易变异.IBV广西株与国内外IBV参考毒株相比,核苷酸序列同源性为83.6%~92.5%,氨基酸序列同源性为82.7%~95.1%.系统进化分析结果显示IBV广西株与SAIB20和LX4两参考株位于同一个分支上,它们的亲缘关系较近,而与其他参考株属于不同的分支,亲缘关系较远.结果表明IBV广西株是1株新的IBV变异株.     

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.     

Phylogenetic analysis of S1 gene of infectious bronchitis virus isolates from China

Between 2006 and 2009, seven strains of infectious bronchitis (IB) virus (IBV) were isolated from vaccinated chicken flocks on different chicken farms in China. The pathogenic characters of seven IBV strains were assessed. Each of the seven strains was infective to the test chickens and could induce an immune response. The results from chicken embryo cross-neutralization assays showed that these strains were antigenically distinct from classic IBV strains of H120, M41, Conn, and Gray. Compared to H120 vaccine strain, point mutation, short insertion, and deletion occurred at many positions in the S1 protein of the seven strains. Five of the seven strains had the motif (HRRRR), which was identical to that of the epidemic IBV strains in China. Two new motifs (HRLRR and RRIRR) emerged in the isolated strains. The homology of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the S1 gene among the seven isolates was 81.7%-99.7% and 79.0%-99.4%, respectively. These seven strains were also genetically different from the vaccine strains and non-China IBV strains but closely related to large numbers of Chinese strains. The seven isolates and 36 reference IBV strains were clustered into six distinct groups (I-VI). The seven strains were categorized into groups I, II, and III, forming a big phylogenetic branch, which is closely related to Chinese IBVs, whereas the vaccine strains belonging to group VI are genetically distant from groups I, II, and III. The results from this study indicate that different IBV strains cocirculate in the chicken population in China.     

63株IBV分离株M基因的遗传变异与系统进化分析

对1993－2010年从中国不同地区分离的63株传染性支气管炎病毒(infectious bronchitis virus,IBV)野毒株,采用RT-PCR方法克隆测定所分离野毒株的M基因核苷酸序列,并与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,研究中国IBV的分子流行病学特点和分子遗传变异规律。结果显示,所测毒株M基因具有6种不同长度的开放阅读框,这些长度的差异是由于5'端的核苷酸插入或缺失造成的;N端含有1~2个N-糖基化位点,其中1个糖基化位点"Asn-Cys-Thr"(NCT)是高度保守的。63个IBV分离株间氨基酸序列相似性为88.9%~100%,分离株与参考株间相似性为87.2%~100%。系统进化分析结果显示,本研究的63个IBV分离株可分为9个基因型,2005－2010年IBV中国流行株大部分与Mass型疫苗株处于不同的基因型,而且氨基酸序列相似性都小于94%。     

IBV安徽分离株膜蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

利用设计的1对特异性引物,通过RT-PCR方法扩增出4株鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)安徽地方分离株膜蛋白M基因全长片段并进行了克隆测序。将各IBV安徽地方分离株与GenBank中注册的一些毒株M基因核苷酸序列及推导的氨基酸序列进行比较和系统进化关系分析,发现毒株间核苷酸序列同源性为88.5%~100%,其相应的氨基酸序列同源性为90.3%~100%;不同毒株间存着重组、缺失、插入及点突变等变异,从ATG至第140 bp区段的核苷酸序列变异频率最高;4株分离毒株属于同一个进化群的2个不同进化亚群,与我国常用疫苗毒株H120、M41和W 93不属同一个进化亚群。     

Cloning and Sequence Analysis of N and M Genes of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus Guangxi Strain

To investigate genetic variation of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) in Guangxi province,one strain of IBV was isolated from chicken.Two pairs of primers for amplifying the N and M genes of IBV were designed according to the sequences in GenBank.The N and M genes of the strain were amplified by RT-PCR,and they were proved to be the N and M genes of IBV by cloning,sequencing and compared with reference IBV strains published in GenBank.The results showed that the N gene from the IBV isolate consisted of 1 230 bp,coding 409 amino acids.The M gene from the IBV isolate consisted of 678 bp,coding 225 amino acids.The sequence analysis of N gene showed that it shared 87.2% to 93.3% nucleotide homologies and 90.0% to 94.4% deduced amino acid sequence homologies with IBV strains from GenBank.The M gene sequence analysis showed that it shared 83.6% to 91.0% nucleotide homologies and 82.7% to 92.9% deduced amino acid sequence homologies.The phylogenetic tree analysis showed that it was closely related to BJ and LX4 strains,and were clustered into one group;But with the distant relatives from other strains of IBV.These results suggested that the isolate was a new variant of IBV.     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒广西株N、M基因的克隆与序列分析

为研究鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)广西流行株的遗传变异情况,本研究从广西发病鸡中分离鉴定了1株IBV。参照GenBank中IBV的核苷酸序列设计2对引物,利用RT-PCR技术对分离毒株的N、M基因进行了克隆、序列测定,并与GenBank中发表的国内外参考毒株进行比对分析。结果显示,N基因序列全长为1 230 bp,编码409个氨基酸,M基因序列全长为678 bp,编码225个氨基酸。与参考毒株相比,分离株的N基因核苷酸序列同源性为87.2%~93.3%,推导的氨基酸序列同源性为90.0%~94.4%;M基因的核苷酸序列同源性为83.6%~91.0%,推导的氨基酸序列同源性为82.7%~92.9%。在遗传进化树中,本试验分离株Guangxi156株与BJ株和LX4株两个参考株位于同一个分支上,亲缘关系较近,而与其他参考株属于不同的分支,亲缘关系较远。结果表明,本试验分离株是一株新的IBV变异株。     

坦布苏病毒鸡源分离株全基因组及遗传变异分析

为了解引起鸡产蛋骤降的坦布苏病毒全基因组分子特征,本试验运用RT-PCR技术克隆测定了2株坦布苏病毒鸡源分离株全基因组序列,其基因组为10 990nt,包含1个10 278nt的开放阅读框架,与GenBank数据库中登录的坦布苏病毒参考株一致,与2010年以来的坦布苏病毒毒株核苷酸及推导氨基酸同源性均在98%以上,与2010年前的坦布苏病毒核苷酸和氨基酸序列同源性仅分别为88%和96%左右。基于坦布苏病毒全基因组序列的分子系统进化分析,发现2株鸡源坦布苏病毒与2010年以来分离的各种禽源坦布苏病毒株均处于同一大的进化分支,且相互间的遗传距离均小于2%。以上研究结果表明,坦布苏病毒鸡源分离株与其他禽源病毒分离株的基因组差异不明显,各分离株亲缘关系非常近。     

Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of South Korean sacbrood virus isolates from infected honey bees (Apis cerana)

Sacbrood virus (SBV) is one of the most destructive honey bee viruses. The virus causes failure to pupate and death in both larvae and adult bees. Genetic analysis of SBV infected honey bees (Apis cerana) from five different provinces was carried out based on three nucleotide sequences; one partial structural protein coding sequence and two non-structural protein coding sequences. Sequences amplified by three specific primer pairs were aligned and compared with reference sequences deposited in the GenBank database. Sequence alignments revealed a low level of sequence variation among Korean isolates (≥ 98.6% nucleotide identity), regardless of the genome regions studied or the geographic origins of the strains. Multiple sequence comparisons indicated that Korean SBV isolates are genetically closely related to Chinese and other Asian strains. Interestingly, the Korean SBV isolates showed a number of unique nucleotides and amino acids that had not been observed in other published strains. Korean and other Asian isolates from the host A. cerana and the UK, European and Japanese strains from the host Apis mellifera showed differences in nucleotide and deduced amino acid identities. This suggests that host-specificity exists among SBV strains isolated from different species. Phylogenetic relatedness between compared sequences was analyzed by MEGA 4.1 software using the neighbor-joining (NJ) method with a boot-strap value of 1000 replicates. Obtained topologies were in agreement with previous studies, in which a distinct group of SBV was formed by UK and European genotypes and another group was comprised of Asian genotypes including strains that originated from China, Japan (japonica), India and Nepal. However, phylogeny based on a partial protein structural coding sequence grouped all Korean SBV isolates identified in A. cerana as a separate cluster. Our findings suggest that further study, including Korean SBV isolated from A. mellifera, is needed.     

Identification and analysis of the Georgia 98 serotype, a new serotype of infectious bronchitis virus

Twenty-five field infectious bronchitis viruses (IBVs) similar to, but genetically distinct from, the DE072 serotype were isolated from several states in the United States from 1990 through 1999 and were examined molecularly and antigenically. A 421-bp sequence in the hypervariable region of the S1 gene was examined, and phylogenetic analysis on that region indicated that these viruses are closely related but fall into unique groups. Cross-virus neutralization testing and entire S1 sequence analysis on selected isolates further confirmed that fact, and we divided the viruses into the DE072 serotype and two other unique groups. In a vaccine protection trial, the commercially available DE072 vaccine showed less than 50% protection against viruses in one of the groups. The majority of the recent isolates belong to that group and share very low antigenic relatedness to the DE072 strain as well as other serotypes of IBV. Consequently, we designated this group as a new serotype, Georgia 98. We developed a restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis that can differentiate this new serotype from all other serotypes of IBV.     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒中国地方分离株S1基因5′端的变异

对自海南省、广西省发生鸡传染性支气管炎 (IB)鸡群分离的 4株 IBV分离株 (Ha N- 1/95、Ha N- 2 /95、GX- 1/98、GX- 2 /98)的主要免疫原纤突蛋白 S1基因经 RT- PCR扩增其 5′端约 1.2 kb的目的片段 ,将其插入载体 p MD 18- T中 ,在大肠杆菌中实现目的基因的克隆。对克隆的目的基因经限制性酶切分析及 PCR鉴定后 ,以双脱氧链终止法测定其核苷酸序列 ,并与 Gen Bank中的参考毒株 (H12 0、SD- 1/97和 Holte)相应序列作比较 ,分析其同源性。结果表明 ,Ha N- 1/95、Ha N- 2 /95、GX- 1/98及 SD- 1/97与疫苗株 H12 0的核苷酸序列同源性分别为 99.5 %、99.2 %、97.9%和99.5 % ,其推导氨基酸序列同源性分别为 99.1%、98.9%、96 .9%和 99.2 %。 GX- 2 /98与 Holte株的核苷酸序列同源率为 99.0 % ,其推导的氨基酸序列同源性为 98.6 % ,而与其他中国分离株的核苷酸序列的同源性仅为 70 %左右 ,氨基酸序列的同源性仅为 6 8%左右。     

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。     

河南省肉鸡4株禽传染性支气管炎病毒的分离鉴定及S1基因序列分析

通过病料接种SPF鸡胚和鸡胚尿囊液的RT-PCR鉴定,于2017至2018年从河南省不同发病鸡场分离到4株鸡传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV),分别命名为HB/L1/201711、ZMD/L2/201704、SQ/L3/201803、LY/L4/201710,并对4株毒株S1基因进行克隆和序列分析。结果:HB/L1/201711、SQ/L3/201803 S1基因全长1 620 nt,编码540 aa,其裂解位点分别为HRRRR,分属于基因型V、Ⅰ分支;ZMD/L2/201704、LY/L4/201710株S1基因全长1 617 nt,编码539 aa,其裂解位点为RRSRR,属于基因型Ⅱ分支。ZMD/L2/201704与LY/L4/201710分离株核苷酸序列及其推导的氨基酸序列同源性较高,分别为97.6%、95.4%,与另外2株分离株之间核苷酸序列同源性为76.5%、76.8%。4株分离株与国内外参考毒株及疫苗株的氨基酸序列同源性在58.5%~98%之间,具有较大的差异性。其中:ZMD/L2/201704、LY/L4/201710与491型传支疫苗氨基酸同源性较高,可达95.4%、95.9%;SQ/L3/201803与CHI分支参考毒株氨基酸同源性在94.6%~98.9%之间;HB/L1/201711与TWⅠ型毒株2575/98、3468/07有较高同源性,分别为94.8%和93.5%。本研究表明河南省肉鸡鸡群鸡传染性支气管炎病毒基因型相对复杂,推测存在重组与突变。     

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.     

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。     

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.