title: Characterization of pigeon paramyxoviruses (Newcastle disease virus) isolated in Kazakhstan in 2005.
abstract: Isolates of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) from deceased wild and domestic pigeons in Kazakhstan were obtained from the Almaty region during 2005 and were genotypically analyzed by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers specific to the viral fusion (F) protein gene. Part of the amplified F protein DNA product (nucleotide sequence 47-422) and the deduced amino acid sequences were compared phylogenetically with those from strains previously reported in other geographic regions. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the Kazakhstanian pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV-1) isolates belong to genotype VI or 4bii. To our knowledge, this is the first reported VI isolates that possess the sequences of ¹¹²GKRQKR¹¹⁶ * F¹¹⁷ within the F0 protein. The information is fundamental to improving the efficiency of control strategies and vaccine development for NDV.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology & Virology, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan. anpav_63@mail.ru
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogoyavlenskiy
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Berezin
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prilipov
authors.forename: Eugeniy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Usachev
authors.forename: Ilya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Korotetskiy
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zaitceva
authors.forename: Aydyn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kydyrmanov
authors.forename: Marat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sayatov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D010856:Columbidae; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000821:virology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny