A Snapshot on the Genomic Epidemiology of Turkey Reovirus Infections, Hungary

Reovirus infections in turkeys are associated with arthritis and lameness. Viral genome sequence data are scarce, which makes an accurate description of the viral evolution and epidemiology difficult. In this study, we isolated and characterized turkey reoviruses from Hungary. The isolates were identified in 2016; these isolates were compared with earlier Hungarian turkey reovirus strains and turkey reoviruses isolated in the 2010s in the United States. Gene-wise sequence and phylogenetic analyses identified the cell-receptor binding protein and the main neutralization antigen, σC, to be the most conserved. The most genetically diverse gene was another surface antigen coding gene, μB. This gene was shown to undergo frequent reassortment among chicken and turkey origin reoviruses. Additional reassortment events were found primarily within members of the homologous turkey reovirus clade. Our data showed evidence for low variability among strains isolated from independent outbreaks, a finding that suggests a common source of turkey reoviruses in Hungarian turkey flocks. Given that commercial vaccines are not available, identification of the source of these founder virus strains would permit a more efficient prevention of disease outbreaks before young birds are settled to fattening facilities.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI - 13(2023), 22 vom: 13. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gál, Bence [VerfasserIn]
Varga-Kugler, Renáta [VerfasserIn]
Ihász, Katalin [VerfasserIn]
Kaszab, Eszter [VerfasserIn]
Farkas, Szilvia [VerfasserIn]
Marton, Szilvia [VerfasserIn]
Martella, Vito [VerfasserIn]
Bányai, Krisztián [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Avian orthoreovirus
Interspecies transmission
Journal Article
Phylogenetic analysis
Reassortment
Spinareoviridae
Whole-genome sequencing

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 28.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ani13223504

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364943408