title: Multiple infection of porcine Torque teno virus in a single pig and characterization of the full-length genomic sequences of four U.S. prototype PTTV strains: implication for genotyping of PTTV.
abstract: Porcine Torque teno virus (PTTV) was recently shown to partially contribute to the experimental induction of porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome and postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in pigs in the United States. We report here the identification of four distinct full-length genomic sequences of PTTV strains from a single pig in Virginia. Detailed analyses of the genomic organization, the degree of variability and the characteristics of conserved nucleotide and amino acid motifs of PTTV were conducted. The results showed that these four prototype U.S. strains of PTTV identified from the same pig represent distinct genotypes or subtypes and a revised classification system for PPTV is subsequently proposed. This is the first study documenting multiple PTTV infections with distinct genotypes or subtypes in a single pig. The identification of novel PTTV strains from pigs in the United States also pave the way for future disease characterization and genotyping of PTTV.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1981 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0913, USA.
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dryman
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017124:Conserved Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D016679:Genome, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D008297:Male; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine / Q000821:virology; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D022783:Torque teno virus / Q000235:genetics*; D014481:United States; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins