Genetic diversity of porcine circovirus type 2 from pigs in Republic of Korea.
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). In this study, 38 PCV2 cases obtained from different pig farms with different health conditions in Republic of Korea were sequenced and analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis showed that our cases had a greater variation and the existence of two PCV2 groups with at least four subgroups (1A, 1C, 2D, and 2E). Most cases obtained from PMWS-affected herds were in group 1, whereas cases with no clinical signs compatible with PMWS (wasted non-PMWS) were included within group 2. Moreover, four cases from the wasted non-PMWS belonged to PCV2-group 1. Therefore, our results suggest that PCV2-group 1 is more related to PMWS than group 2.
Chae
Joon-Seok
JS
Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
Choi
Kyoung-Seong
KS
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017925:Circovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D053570:Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine
D036022:Capsid Proteins