title: Identification of an immunorelevant ORF2 epitope from porcine circovirus type 2 as a serological marker for experimental and natural infection.
abstract: Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) is a recently identified disease of pigs linked to the emergence of a new porcine circovirus (PCV2). We report here the characterization of immunorelevant linear B-cell epitopes of the Open Reading Frame 2-encoded protein (Orf2) from PCV2 by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using experimental antisera collected from pigs inoculated with a PCV2 isolate. Two epitopes spanning residues 69 to 83 and 117 to 131 were specific to PCV2. Antibodies to the 117 to 131 epitope (B- 133) were detected in 22% and 100% of specific pathogen-free (SPF) pig sera 6 and 11 weeks post inoculation, respectively. Cross-sectional studies performed with field sera collected from PMWS-affected herds showed B-133 antibodies in 5% of 8 to 10 week-old pigs, 38% of 13-14 week-old pigs, 62% of 16 to 19 week-old pigs, 56% of 20 to 25 week-old pigs and 45% of 26 to 31 week-old pigs. All these data suggest that epitope B- 133 is a serological marker of PCV2 infection that could be used for the detection of PCV2 antibody response.
authors.affiliation: Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Unité de Virologie et Immunologie Porcines, Ploufragan. c.truong@ploufragan.afssa.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mahe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Le Dimna
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Madec
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jestin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Albina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D015415:Biomarkers; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017925:Circovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015415:Biomarkers; D017931:DNA Primers; D000939:Epitopes