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- Title
Genetic variability of the Avian leukosis virus subgroup J gp85 gene in layer flocks in Lower Egypt.
- Authors
Yehia, Nahed; El-Sayed, Hemat S.; Omar, Sabry E.; Amer, Fatma
- Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of layer flock tumor disease in Lower Egypt during the period of 2018- 2019 and to undertake molecular characterization and determine the genetic diversity of all identified viruses. Materials and Methods: Forty samples were collected from layer chicken located in six governorates of Lower Egypt during the period of 2018-2019. Samples were taken from tumors in different organs. Tumor tissues were identified by histopathological sectioning and then further confirmed by a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Finally, genetic evolution of Avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) gp85 gene was studied. Results: All the study samples were negative for Marek's disease virus, reticuloendotheliosis virus, ALV (A,B,C and D) and 20 samples were positive for ALV-J in backyard in six governrates. Sequencing of ALV-J gp85 gene was performed for six representative samples (one from each governorate), and they were found to be genetically related to prototype virus HPRS-1003 (identity percentage: 91.2-91.8%), but they were from a different group that was similar to the AF88-USA strain (first detected in 2000) with specific mutations, and they differed from a strain that was previously isolated in Egypt in 2005, forming two different subgroups (I and II) that had mutations in the hr1domain (V128F, R136A) and hr2 domain (S197G, E202K). Conclusion: The ALV-J virus was the main cause of neoplastic disease in layer chickens from Lower Egypt in the period of 2018-2019. We found that the genetic evolution of ALV-J gp85 gene was related to prototype virus HPRS-1003 but in a different group with a specific mutation. Further studies are needed to evaluate the antigenicity and pathogenicity of recently detected ALV-J strains.
- Subjects
EGYPT; AVIAN leukosis; MAREK'S disease; CHICKEN diseases; T cell receptors; RETROVIRUSES; VIRUS diseases; POLYMERASE chain reaction; VIRUSES
- Publication
Veterinary World, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 6, p1065
- ISSN
0972-8988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14202/vetworld.2020.1065-1072