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17 June 2019 Molecular Characterization and Comparative Pathogenicity of Goose Parvovirus Isolated from Jilin Province, Northeast China
Yu-Qing Yan, Tian-Qi He, Rui Li, Shu-Ya Zhang, Kai Wang, Shu-Shuai Yi, Jiang-Ting Niu, Hao Dong, Gui-Xue Hu
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Abstract

Goose parvovirus (GPV) is a highly contagious disease caused by GPV in goslings and young Muscovy ducklings. In recent years, frequent GPV outbreaks have occurred in many regions of Jilin Province, China. In this study, to understand the immune-related characteristics of the currently prevailing GPV strains in some regions of Jilin Province, six GPV strains were isolated from six different regions of Jilin Province in 2016–2018. The results of phylogenetic analysis, clinical signs, and histopathologic analysis showed that four strains were virulent and two strains were attenuated. Specifically, we found that the two attenuated strains have the same amino acid mutation at the same position in the virus protein 3 (VP3) gene, and the virulent strains have more mutation sites than the attenuated strains. This finding suggests that changes in these sites may result in GPV replication or reduction in the immune response in goslings, thereby producing strong pathogenicity, and that attenuated strains are more conservative than virulent strains.

Yu-Qing Yan, Tian-Qi He, Rui Li, Shu-Ya Zhang, Kai Wang, Shu-Shuai Yi, Jiang-Ting Niu, Hao Dong, and Gui-Xue Hu "Molecular Characterization and Comparative Pathogenicity of Goose Parvovirus Isolated from Jilin Province, Northeast China," Avian Diseases 63(3), 481-485, (17 June 2019). https://doi.org/10.1637/aviandiseases-D-19-00075
Received: 19 February 2019; Accepted: 21 May 2019; Published: 17 June 2019
KEYWORDS
amino acid
goose parvovirus
pathogenicity
VP3 gene
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