Genetic analysis of ORF5 of recent Korean porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSVs) in viremic sera collected from MLV-vaccinating or non-vaccinating farms

The 23 open reading frame (ORF) 5 sequences of Korean type II porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) were collected from viremic sera from the (modified live vaccine) MLV-vaccinating and non-vaccinating farms from 2007 to 2008. The samples were phylogenetically analyzed with previous ORF5 sequences, including type I Korean PRRSV, and previously reported or collected sequences from 1997 to 2008. A MN184-like subgroup of type II Korean PRRSV was newly identified in the viremic sera collected from 2007 to 2008. And of the type I PRRSVs, one subgroup had 87.2~88.9% similarity with the Lelystad virus, showing a close relationship with the 27~2003 strain of Spain. The maximum parsimony tree of type II PRRSV from 1997 to 2008 showed that they had evolved to four lineages, subgroups 1, 2, 3 and 4. Most of the recently collected type II PRRSVs belonged to subgroup 4 (48%). The region of three B-cell epitopes and two T-cell epitopes of ORF5 amino acids sequences was considerably different from the MLV in subgroups 3 and 4. In conclusion, the existence of type I PRRSV, which was genetically different from Lelystad virus (Prototype of type I PRRSV), and heterologous type II PRRSVs of viremic pigs detected even in the MLV-vaccinating farms indicated the need for new vaccine approaches for the control of PRRSV in Korea.     

Molecular characterization of recent Korean porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) viruses and comparison to other Asian PRRS viruses

Twenty-eight PRRS viruses (PRRSVs) isolated from various pig farms in Korea between 2002 and 2003 were sequenced for open-reading frame (ORF) 5 and/or full-length genome and compared with numerous PRRSVs reported from North America, Europe and Asia. All Korean isolates examined were genetically of the North American genotype. The ORF5 sequence of one isolate was identical to Ingelvac PRRS MLV vaccine virus. ORF5 nucleotide sequence divergence of the remaining 27 Korean PRRSVs from VR-2332, the prototype of the North American PRRSV and parental strain of the MLV vaccine virus, ranged from 1.3% to 12.9%, which corresponded to 2.0% to 14.9% divergence at the amino acid level, raising a concern on the efficacy of the MLV vaccine. Phylogenetic analyses of ORF5 and/or full-length sequences revealed that the Korean PRRSVs formed a clade distinct from PRRSVs reported from other Asian countries (China, Taiwan, Japan, and Thailand). Our study demonstrated that PRRSVs of the North American genotype were introduced to the Korean swine population some time ago and have evolved independently from PRRSV in other Asian countries, suggesting that geographic separation might influence the molecular evolution of PRRSV. This should be taken into consideration when a national PRRS prevention and control policy for international trade is established.     

A survey of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome among wild boar populations in Korea

No information is currently available on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Korea. In this study, the status of PRRS in wild boars was investigated. Blood samples were collected from 267 wild boars from eight provinces in Korea. Four of the samples tested (1.5%) were positive for PRRSV antibodies and eight (3.0%) were positive for antigens. Of the virus-positive samples, three and five samples were typed as containing European (EU, type 1) or North American (NA, type 2) viruses, respectively. Two amplicons (one from type 1 and one from type 2) were used to analyze the PRRSV open reading frame 7 (ORF7) sequence. The nucleotide sequences of type 1 PRRSV ORF7 had identities between 96.1% and 98.4% with PRRSVs from domestic pigs in Korea. The sequences of type 2 PRRSV ORF7 had identities of 100% with the PRRSV strain VR-2332, which was prototypic North American strain. These results show that PRRSVs are present in wild boars in Korea, and effective PRRSV surveillance of the wild boar population might therefore be useful for disease control.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒流行株Nsp2基因的克隆及序列分析

采用RT-PCR方法,从吉林省部分地区猪场的病料中扩增猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）的Nsp2基因并测序。应用DNAStar 7.0、ClustalX 1.83、MEGA 4.0软件对测序结果进行分析,并与NCBI上已登录的PRRSV代表毒株的Nsp2基因进行序列比对,结果显示,得到的Nsp2基因与VR-2332、CH-1a等代表毒株的一致性为62.0%～87.5%,与国内高致病性PRRSV毒株JXA1、HUB2等的一致性为97.8%～98.9%;氨基酸序列比对结果显示与VR-2332、CH-1a等代表毒株的一致性为34.4%～59.0%,与国内高致病性PRRSV毒株JXA1、HUB2等的一致性为95.1%～98.4%。因此,引起吉林省部分地区猪场发生猪繁殖与呼吸综合征的PRRSV与国内流行的高致病性PRRSV毒株亲缘关系较近。     

Significance of genetic variation of PRRSV ORF5 in virus neutralization and molecular determinants corresponding to cross neutralization among PRRS viruses

A high rate of genetic and antigenic variability among porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSVs) hampers effective prevention and control of the disease caused by PRRSV. The major envelope protein (GP5) encoded by the ORF5 of PRRSV has a critical role in inducing virus neutralizing (VN) antibody and cross protection among different strains of PRRSV. This study was conducted to identify sequence elements related to cross neutralization by comparing the ORF5 sequences of 69 field isolates in conjunction with their susceptibility to VN antibody raised against the VR2332 strain in vitro and in vivo. Five common variable sites (amino acid position 32–34, 38–39, 57–59, 137 and 151) were identified between susceptible and resistant viral isolates. Mutants whose ORF5 amino acid sequences were substituted with the sequences corresponding to the 5 identified common variable sites individually or concurrently were generated from a VR2332-backboned infectious clone by site mutagenesis. The change in the susceptibility of the mutants to VN antibodies specific for VR2332 or a heterologous PRRSV was assessed to determine the association of those 5 identified sites with cross neutralization. Among the five sites, the changes of amino acid sequences at three sites (32–34, 38–39, and 57–59) located in the N-terminal ectodomain of ORF5 significantly influenced the susceptibility of the mutant viruses to VN antibody, suggesting that sequence homology at these sites can be utilized as genetic markers to predict the degree of cross neutralization among different PRRSVs.     

Molecular evolution of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolates from central China

To investigate the genetic diversity of prevailing porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in Henan Province of China, 61 ORF5 gene sequences, originating from Henan Province during 2003–2010, were subjected to amino acid variation and phylogenetic analysis. The analyzed PRRSV ORF5 sequences carried evidence of one unique recombination event. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all Henan isolates belonged to type 2 genotype and were divided into two subgroups. The dominant isolates had shifted from subgroup 1 to subgroup 2 during 2003–2010. Amino acid variation analysis of the glycoprotein 5 revealed that Henan PRRSV strains tended to accumulate more substitutions within the N-terminus and hypervariable region. Selective pressure analysis revealed evidence that some ORF5 sites have likely evolved in response to immune pressure.     

2株猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒的分离、鉴定及遗传进化分析

Two strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSV) were isolated from serum of some pig farms in Guangdong province and showed PRRSV positive in RT-PCR testing. The two viruses could passage stably and cause typical cenotaphic effect, they were named as LZ-GD and LB-GD. The analysis of variable region sequences of ORF5 and Nsp2 of the two viruses showed that LZ-GD and LB-GD strains were far to Europe strain Lelystad, the homology of nuclear nucleotide sequence were 63.5% and 63.8%, respectively, with classic American strain VR-2332 were 88.7% and 89.1%, respectively, and that with highly pathogenic JXA-1 strain were 99.2% and 99.3%, respectively. There were 30 amino acids deletion in Nsp2. It shared the deletion with JXA-1, HUN4 and other pathogenic variant. Thus, the two strains of PRRSV belonged to highly pathogenic American type.     

2006—2012年鲁豫冀地区15株猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒的分离鉴定及ORF5/Nsp2基因的遗传变异分析

为研究鲁豫冀地区猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV)的遗传变异情况,对2006—2012年来自3省区发病猪场的42份样品进行PRRSV分离鉴定,并进行了生物学特性研究和PCR鉴定,结果显示先后分离到15株PRRSV。分别采用RT-PCR扩增其ORF5基因和部分Nsp2基因并测序,与GenBank中68个ORF5序列和40个Nsp2序列的推导氨基酸序列进行比对,遗传变异分析结果表明,15株分离株均属于美洲型毒株,其中13个毒株Nsp2基因推导的氨基酸序列均存在氨基酸的不连续缺失,其ORF5基因推导的氨基酸序列与JXA1株有较高的同源性(95.5%~97.5%);SDDY2007株与疫苗株RespPRRS MLV和VR2332株亲缘关系相近,处于同一个亚群中;而HN25-2009分离株Nsp2基因推导的氨基酸序列有30个氨基酸的特征性缺失,其ORF5基因推导的氨基酸序列的遗传进化分析结果显示该分离株处于VR2332所在亚群(氨基酸同源性97.5%),具有一定特殊性。本试验结果表明,2006—2012年高致病性PRRSV是鲁豫冀地区的优势流行毒株,且存在疫苗毒株,3省区流行毒株间有一定遗传差异,但无明显地域特征。     

杂交野猪猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒分离及其ORF6、ORF7基因的序列分析

试验旨在研究杂交野猪猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, PRRSV) 辽宁分离株的遗传变异情况及分子生物学特征.用Marc-145细胞从辽宁某杂交野猪场疑似猪繁殖与呼吸综合征(porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, PRRS)病猪血液中分离到1株病毒,该分离毒株经Marc-145细胞6次传代后出现稳定的细胞病变,采用RT-PCR方法对分离病毒进行ORF6和ORF7基因的扩增、克隆和测序,并与已知序列毒株的相应片段进行同源性比对.结果表明,分离毒株的ORF6、ORF7基因与国内外美洲型毒株的核苷酸同源性分别为96.0%～100.0%、94.5%～99.4%;氨基酸同源性分别为89.6%～100.0%、87.3%～98.7%;与欧洲型代表毒株LV的ORF6、ORF7基因差异较大,核苷酸同源性分别为70.4%、70.1%,氨基酸同源性分别为48.8%、49.7%.推测辽宁杂交野猪体内分离毒株在基因型上属于美洲型毒株.     

两株高致病性PRRSV湖北分离株ORF5与Nsp2基因序列分析

2013年从湖北两个发病猪场采集疑似猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病料,接种Marc-145细胞,可致明显细胞病变,各分离到1株猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(HBHS株和HBXN株)。采用RTPCR方法,对ORF5基因序列和Nsp2基因部分序列进行扩增并测序,并用DNA MAN软件将测序结果与国内外发表的13株参考毒株进行比对分析。结果显示,2株分离株Nsp2基因与国内高致病性JXA1、GD2007、GD2008毒株的氨基酸同源性很高,介于98.5%~99.5%;且该基因与国内其他变异株有完全一致的缺失特征;ORF5基因与国内高致病性毒株的氨基酸同源性为98.1%~99.5%,且系统进化树遗传距离很近,同处一个基因群中,而与CH-1a等经典毒株较远。这两株分离株均属于PRRSV美洲型变异株,此结论为该病的防治及疫苗的设计奠定了基础。     

河北省2010年猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒的遗传变异分析

为了解2010年河北省猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒变异趋势,用RT—PCR方法对2010年河北省发病猪场的病料进行PRRSV Nsp2和0RF5基因扩增、克隆和测序,利用DNAStar软件对所测序列进行分析。结果显示,扩增的Nsp2基因氨基酸序列相似性为91．4％～98．8％,与GenBank中参考毒株的氨基酸序列相似性为6...     

Genetic variation analysis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolated in China from 2002 to 2007 based on ORF5

The complete open reading frame 5 (ORF5) sequences of 34 field porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) isolates from China in 2002–2007 were detected and compared with the different variable Chinese isolates S1, CH-1a, HB-1, HB-2 and JXA1. The results showed that all isolates were of type 2 PRRSV and could be assigned to two clusters. The isolates in cluster sg1 was high similar with the highly pathogenic PRRSV strain JXA1, while sg2 clustered with type 2 PRRSV isolate VR2332. It was interesting that the isolate SH02 which was isolated from Shanghai in 2002 has 98.8% identity with JXA1 emerged in 2006. And the ZJJ07 isolate was found to be a natural recombinant between a Chinese highly pathogenic SY0608 isolate and a VR-2332 derivative NH04 isolate. Analysis of the potential glycosylation sites indicated that they were frequently mutated and formed five putative N-linked glycosylation (NGS) sites patterns based on N30, 33–35, 44 and 51 in those isolates. It indicated that the highly variable PRRSV strain with different NGS patterns spread widely in China. The great genetic diversity could be taken into consideration for the control and prevention of this disease.     

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of glycoprotein 5 of PRRSV isolates in mainland China from 1996 to 2006: coexistence of two NA-subgenotypes with great diversity

GP5, the most important neutralizing antigen of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), has the highest genetic diversity among isolates. To more fully understand the extent of genetic diversity of PRRSV in China, we analyzed and compared the GP5 sequences of 42 PRRSV isolated from 1996 to 2006 in mainland China. We found that all of the Chinese isolates examined belong to the North American (NA) type. Among them two highly diverse subgroups were clearly demarcated on the NA-genotype phylogenetic tree. All the subgroup 1 isolates were found to be high variable in the primary neutralizing epitope and the viruses were geographically restricted to regions in southeast China. The subgroup 2 isolates shared a high identity with MLV vaccine and its parent virus VR-2332. These results may contribute to the knowledge of PRRSV epidemiology in China, and may help to explain the low efficiency of MLV or killed CH-1a vaccine to protect the subgroup 1 virus infected pigs, and the great genetic diversity should be taken into consideration for control and preventive measures.     

Genetic diversity analysis of the ORF5 gene in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus samples from South China

To understand the genetic diversity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in South China, we collected 231 clinical samples from pigs with suspected PRRSV infection in Guangdong between 2007 and 2009. We found that 74 of 231 samples were positive by RT-PCR. The PCR products of the ORF5 gene of 35 isolates from different farms were sequenced and their DNA sequences were compared to 23 other PRRSV isolates in the GenBank. We found that the nucleotide similarity among all South China isolates ranged from 87.6% to 100%, and all belonged to the North American genotype. Most of them were classified into subgenotype I, but the rest mapped to subgenotypes III, V or VI. Those in subgenotypes I and III were found to be highly variable in the primary neutralising epitope (PNE) with a specific amino acid mutation (F39/L39→I39), and a few isolates in subgenotypes I and III isolates also had a mutation at L41 (L41→S41). PRRSV isolates in subgenotypes III, V and VI had less potential glycosylation sites than those in subgenotype I. Our data contribute to the understanding of molecular variation of PRRSV in South China.     

2016-2017年江西地区猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒分子流行病学调查及ORF5基因变异分析

为了解近年来江西地区猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）分子流行病学和其遗传变异情况,本次调查于2016-2017年从江西省各地区规模化猪场采集453份疑似猪繁殖与呼吸综合征（PRRS）的病料,采用RT-PCR方法对所有病料进行检测。结果发现,其中321份病料为PRRSV阳性,阳性率为70.86%,各地区的阳性率在19.15%~84.85%之间。挑选14份阳性样品测序后,经ORF5基因序列分析,江西地区各PRRSV毒株ORF5基因的核苷酸同源性为83%~100%,PRRSV流行毒株与参考毒株的同源性在59.9%~98.5%之间。基于ORF5基因的进化树分析表明,14个测序毒株均为美洲型毒株,其中有4株为基因亚型Ⅰ,即高致病性毒株（HP-PRRSV）;3株为基因亚型Ⅱ,即经典毒株;3株为基因亚型Ⅲ,即NADC30-like毒株;4株为新出现的基因亚型Ⅳ。氨基酸序列比对分析表明,基因亚型Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ毒株ORF5基因编码的GP5蛋白氨基酸在3个表位及2个重要的抗原相关区域存在较大变异,其中以NADC30毒株为代表的基因亚型Ⅲ毒株和以GD1404毒株为代表的基因亚型Ⅳ毒株均表现出独有的氨基酸变异,这些变异可能会影响GP5蛋白的免疫原性。本次调查结果表明,2016-2017年江西地区PRRSV流行出现了新形势,美洲型毒株出现了多基因亚型共同存在的局面,以高致病性毒株（HP-PRRSV）为主,NADC30-like毒株和新基因亚型等新毒株的比例较高,同时还存在经典毒株;持续实时监测PRRSV的毒株流行和变异情况,可为临床诊断、药物和疫苗开发及PRRS的科学防控提供依据。     

多重PCR对猪病毒性繁殖障碍疾病的调查分析

为了解猪群中病毒性繁殖障碍疾病的流行状况,用多重PCR诊断方法,对太原市附近14个养猪场和门诊病例共1068份样品进行了猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）、猪瘟病毒（CSFV）、猪细小病毒（PPV）、猪伪狂犬病病毒（PRV）、猪圆环病毒2型（PCV-2）的检测,其平均感染率分别为：PRRSV 32%、CSFV 40%、PPV 20%、PRV 12%、PCV-2 27%。其中混合感染2种病毒的猪群为39%,感染2种病毒的猪为24%。用RT-PCR试剂盒对山西省11个地市66个猪场及121个散养户的1572份血样进行了PRRSV和CSFV的检测,结果PRRSV感染率为33%,CSFV感染率为46%。用间接血凝试验对61个县38个乡136个村179户的1593份血样进行了猪瘟免疫抗体的检测,平均合格率为43.9%,从而为防控此类疫病的发生,制定综合防制措施提供试验数据。     

2013年-2014年江西地区PRRSV分离株NSP2及ORF5基因的遗传变异分析

为研究江西地区猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV) ORF5基因的变异情况及NSP2基因的结构特征,采用RT-PCR方法扩增了12份江西地区猪场疑似患PRRS的猪肺脏样品中的ORF5全序列和NSP2部分序列,应用DNAStar和Mega 6.0等软件对所得序列进行同源性比对及遗传变异分析。12株PRRSV ORF5核苷酸同源性为83.7%~99.8%,氨基酸同源性为82.1%~99.5%;与参考毒株JXA1、VR-2332和LV的核苷酸同源性分别为84.9%~99.7%、85.2%~91.0%和62.4%~64.8%。对阳性病料进行了NSP2基因部分序列的扩增,测序结果显示12株PRRSV均属于美洲型毒株,12株PRRSV的NSP2部分序列均存在30个氨基酸的不连续缺失,与高致病性PRRSV有相同的缺失特征。12株PRRSV的ORF5遗传进化树分析显示,10株与高致病性PRRSV处在同一进化分支,进一步说明高致病性PRRSV已成为江西地区的优势流行毒株。     

PRRSV ZQ-GD-2010株的分离及ORF5和ORF7基因的序列分析

为了给研制基因工程疫苗选取毒株奠定基础,研究采集广东肇庆某猪场疑似患高热症猪的病料,通过RT-PCR检测、病毒分离传代,证实分离到1株猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒,命名为ZQ-GD-2010株,并对其ORF5和ORF7基因进行序列测定,绘制遗传进化树。结果表明:该毒株为美洲型,其ORF5和ORF7基因核苷酸与近年来我国分离到的美洲型毒株的相似性为96%～100%,而与欧洲型毒株LV株的相似性仅为58.9%～62.8%;其与2007—2009年国内分离株的遗传演化关系较近。     

Isolation and genetic characterization of avian origin H9N2 influenza viruses from pigs in China

As pigs are susceptible to infection with both avian and human influenza A viruses, they have been proposed to be an intermediate host for the adaptation of avian influenza viruses to humans. In April 2006, a disease caused by highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) occurred in several pig farms and subsequently overwhelmed almost half of China with more than 2,000,000 cases of pig infection. Here we report a case in which four swine H9N2 influenza viruses were isolated from pigs infected by highly pathogenic PRRSVs in Guangxi province in China. All the eight gene segments of the four swine H9N2 viruses are highly homologous to A/Pigeon/Nanchang/2-0461/00 (H9N2) or A/Wild Duck/Nanchang/2-0480/00 (H9N2). Phylogenetic analyses of eight genes show that the swine H9N2 influenza viruses are of avian origin and may be the descendants of A/Duck/Hong Kong/Y280/97-like viruses. Molecular analysis of the HA gene indicates that our H9N2 isolates might have high-affinity binding to the alpha2,6-NeuAcGal receptor found in human cells. In conclusion, our finding provides further evidence about the interspecies transmission of avian influenza viruses to pigs and emphasizes the importance of reinforcing swine influenza virus (SIV) surveillance, especially after the emergence of highly pathogenic PRRSVs in pigs in China.     

2007-2010年江苏地区猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒RT-PCR检测及部分Nsp2基因序列分析

本研究参考GenBank已发表的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）Nsp2基因序列,在高致病性病毒Nsp2基因缺失区的两端保守区设计并合成了一对引物,建立并优化了能够区分经典PRRSV和高致病性PRRSV的RT-PCR诊断方法,并利用该方法对2007～2010年间江苏地区的45份可疑临床病料进行了检测。结果表明临床病料阳性率为40％,所有毒株均属于高致病性毒株。对PRRSV阳性病毒的Nsp2基因序列分析表明,所有18株PRRSV均属于美洲型毒株,与中国高致病性PRRSV代表毒株JXA1、WUH1的氨基酸同源性分别在82．2％～97．6％、80．4％～95.3％。此外,18株病毒的Nsp2共同存在不连续的30个氨基酸缺失,缺失位置与同期中国高致病性PRRSV具有相同的特征。通过本研究掌握了江苏地区2007～2010年间PRRSV流行情况及Nsp2基因变异特征,为地方猪繁殖与呼吸综合征的临床诊断和防治提供参考依据。