title: Fusion and matrix protein gene sequence analysis of paramyxoviruses of type 1(PMV-1) isolated from pigeons in Slovenia.
abstract: Paramyxoviruses of type 1 (PMV-l) isolated from pigeons were genetically analyzed. A part of the fusion and the matrix protein genes were amplified and sequenced, Typical amino acid sequences associated with virulence were determined at the fusion protein cleavage site in all PMV-1 isolates. All Slovene pigeon PMV-1 strains share high amino acid sequence similarity with other pigeon strains. In the phylogenetic tree, they are clustered together with pigeon PMV-1 isolates with moderate pathogenicity. Phylogenetic analysis obtained from the fusion and the matrix protein gene alignments showed the same branching order. Viruses circulating among pigeons were found to form quite unique lineage of virulent NDV strains.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbiceva 60, SI-1115, Ljubljana, Slovenia. darja.barlic@vf.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: Darja
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barlic-Maganja
authors.forename: Uros
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Krapez
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mankoc
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Toplak
authors.forename: Olga Zorman
authors.initials: OZ
authors.lastname: Rojs
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology; D010856:Columbidae / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010802:Phylogeny; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D017524:Slovenia; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins