In order to determine whether the current field strains of egg drop syndrome (EDS) 1976 viruses adapt to chickens, we compared the growth efficiency of three Japanese field strains (JPA-1/79, AWI/98, Gifu/01) in chicken and duck embryo liver cells. The growth efficiency in chicken or duck embryo liver cells was almost similar in these strains. The fiber protein may carry the type-specific antigen and the hemagglutination activity, and hexon protein may contain the subgroup-specific antigenic determinants. Therefore, the fiber head and hexon loop 1 DNA domain sequences of the six Japanese field strains (JPA-1/79, ME/80, 44/81, Kyoto/91, AWI/98, Gifu/01) were compared, but these DNA domains were identical among the six field strains. Our data suggested that the EDS virus was maintained without discernible changes for the last two decades in the field.
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1 January 2004
No Evidence for Adaptation of Current Egg Drop Syndrome 1976 Viruses to Chickens
K. Tsukamoto,
M. Kuwabara,
M. Kaneko,
M. Mase,
K. Imai
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Avian Diseases
Vol. 48 • No. 1
January 2004
Vol. 48 • No. 1
January 2004