title: Sequence analysis of fusion protein gene of Newcastle disease virus isolated from outbreaks in Egypt during 2006.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Newcastle disease virus represents APMV-1 and is the most characterized among all APMV types. The F protein cleavage site sequence is a well-characterized determinant of NDV pathogenicity in chickens. In this study, the sequences of fusion protein (F) gene of three Newcastle disease virus (NDV) strains isolated from outbreak in chickens in the Al-Sharkia province of Egypt in 2006 were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The viral genomic RNAs were extracted from the infective allantoic fluid and F gene is amplified using primer sets designed from the available sequences of NDV strains from GenBank. The pathogenicity of NDV strains was determined by three internationally recognized tests mean death time, intracerebral pathogenicity index, and intravenous pathogenicity index. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the Egypt isolates are closely related with the genotype II of class II NDV strains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sequences of the F genes of the 2006 Egypt isolates are closely related to that of the 2005 Egypt isolate from the same province suggesting that these strains are probably circulating in the vaccinated bird population in Egypt until development of an outbreak.
authors: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
authors: Mahmoud H A
authors: MH
authors: Mohamed
authors: Sachin
authors: S
authors: Kumar
authors: Anandan
authors: A
authors: Paldurai
authors: Siba K
authors: SK
authors: Samal
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