title: Molecular epidemiology of J-subgroup avian leukosis virus isolated from meat-type chickens in southern China between 2013 and 2014.
abstract: Members of avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) cause various diseases associated with tumor formation and decreased fertility, resulting in major economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. To assess the status of ALV-J infection in meat-type chickens in southern China, the molecular epidemiology of ALV-J strains was investigated. A total of 265 clinical samples collected from southern China from 2013 to 2014 were investigated in this study for the presence of ALV-J, which resulted in 12 virus isolates. Phylogenetic analysis showed that 91.7 % (11/12) of the ALV-J isolates have possessed high homology to Chinese layer isolates and belong to one subgroup. One of the ALV isolates (designated GD1411-1) was relatively closely related to the ALV-J broiler isolates, indicating that the GD1411-1 isolate might be a transition strain. Several unique nucleotide substitutions in gp85 and the U3 region were detected in all 12 ALV-J isolates. This study provides some interesting information on the molecular characterization of ALV-J isolates. These findings will be beneficial for understanding of the pathogenic mechanism of ALV-J infection.
authors: Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.|Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Poultry Disease Control and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
authors: Wencheng
authors: W
authors: Lin
authors: Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
authors: Xinjian
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
authors: Zhenkai
authors: Z
authors: Dai
authors: Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
authors: Xinheng
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China.
authors: Shuang
authors: S
authors: Chang
authors: College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, People's Republic of China.
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Zhao
authors: USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA.
authors: Huanmin
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.|Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Chen
authors: Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China. qmx@scau.edu.cn.|Key Laboratory of Animal Health Aquaculture and Environmental Control, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. qmx@scau.edu.cn.|South China Collaborative Innovation Center for Poultry Disease Control and Product Safety, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China. qmx@scau.edu.cn.
authors: Qingmei
authors: Q
authors: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001353:Avian Leukosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D001354:Avian Leukosis Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002645:Chickens; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005838:Genotype; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D017354:Point Mutation; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA