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5 Sequence-based comparative study of classical swine fever virus genogroup 2.2 isolate with pestivirus reference strains - Ravi Kumar, Kaushal Kishor Rajak, Tribhuwan Chandra, Dhanavelu Muthuchelvan, Arpit Saxena, Dheeraj Chaudhary, Ajay Kumar and Awadh Bihari Pandey

Veterinary World, 8(9): 1059-1062

 

 

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.1059-1062

 

Ravi Kumar: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; kravi2509@gmail.com

Kaushal Kishor Rajak: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; Kaushal Kishor Rajak, e-mail: kaushalvirol@gmail.com

Tribhuwan Chandra: Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; tribhuwan.chandra@gmail.com

Dhanavelu Muthuchelvan: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; drchelva@gmail.com

Arpit Saxena: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; arpitsxena@gmail.com

Dheeraj Chaudhary: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; dheeraj.int600@gmail.com

Ajay Kumar: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; dr.ajayyadav@hotmail.com

Awadh Bihari Pandey: Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India; abpandey58@rediffmail.com

 

Received: 20-05-2015, Revised: 31-07-2015, Accepted: 08-08-2015, Published online: 10-09-2015

 

Corresponding author: Kaushal Kishor Rajak, e-mail: kaushalvirol@gmail.com


Citation: Kumar R, Rajak KK, Chandra T, Muthuchelvan D, Saxena A, Chaudhary D, Kumar A, Pandey AB (2015) Sequence-based comparative study of classical swine fever virus genogroup 2.2 isolate with pestivirus reference strains, Veterinary World 8(9):1059-1062.



Aim: This study was undertaken with the aim to compare and establish the genetic relatedness between classical swine fever virus (CSFV) genogroup 2.2 isolate and pestivirus reference strains.

Materials and Methods: The available complete genome sequences of CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 strain and other pestivirus reference strains were retrieved from GenBank. The complete genome sequence, complete open reading frame, 5’ and 3’ non-coding region (NCR) sequences were analyzed and compared with reference pestiviruses strains. Clustal W model in MegAlign program of Lasergene 6.0 software was used for analysis of genetic heterogeneity. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using MEGA 6.06 software package.

Results: The complete genome sequence alignment of CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 isolate and reference pestivirus strains showed 58.9-72% identities at the nucleotide level and 50.3-76.9% at amino acid level. Sequence homology of 5’ and 3’ NCRs was found to be 64.1-82.3% and 22.9-71.4%, respectively. In phylogenetic analysis, overall tree topology was found similar irrespective of sequences used in this study; however, whole genome phylogeny of pestivirus formed two main clusters, which further distinguished into the monophyletic clade of each pestivirus species. CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 isolate placed with the CSFV Eystrup strain in the same clade with close proximity to border disease virus and Aydin strains.

Conclusion: CSFV/IND/UK/LAL-290 exhibited the analogous genomic organization to those of all reference pestivirus strains. Based on sequence identity and phylogenetic analysis, the isolate showed close homology to Aydin/04-TR virus and distantly related to Bungowannah virus.

Keywords: classical swine fever virus, genogroup, genome, pestivirus, phylogenetic tree, sequence.



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