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- Title
Characterization of Newcastle disease virus in broiler flocks with respiratory symptoms in some provinces of Iran.
- Authors
Makki, Foroogh; Boroomand, Zahra; Mayahi, Mansour; Seyfi Abad Shapouri, Masoud Reza
- Abstract
Background: Newcastle disease, is one of the most important diseases of the poultry industry, has many economic losses. The aim of this study was to isolate and determine the molecular identity of Newcastle disease virus in 40 broiler flocks with respiratory symptoms in four provinces of Iran. Methods and Results: Samples of farms with respiratory symptoms were collected from different regions of Isfahan, East Azerbaijan, Golestan, and Khuzestan provinces and inoculated into 9-day-old embryonated chicken eggs. The Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to detect the Newcastle disease virus in allantoic fluid. Of the 40 flocks, the virus was isolated and identified in 16 flocks. The PCR products of 16 isolates were sequenced, and a phylogenetic tree was drawn. Accordingly, six isolates were in genotype II and ten isolates were in subgenotype VII.1.1 (VIId) of class II. Conclusion: Both genotypes were present in all four provinces. The isolates of Khuzestan province showed the greatest diversity compared to the other three provinces. The similarity of isolates belonging to genotype II in this study was observed with Pakistan, China, and Nigeria, and other isolates were similar to previous isolates in Iran. Also, the highest amino acid sequence in the F-protein cleavage site was 112RRQKR/F117 for VII.1.1 (VIId) genotype isolates and 112GRQGR/L117 for II genotype isolates.
- Subjects
IRAN; NEWCASTLE disease virus; SYMPTOMS; NEWCASTLE disease; AMINO acid sequence; POLYMERASE chain reaction; POULTRY diseases
- Publication
Molecular Biology Reports, 2021, Vol 48, Issue 11, p7281
- ISSN
0301-4851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11033-021-06728-9