Detection and molecular characterization of porcine toroviruses in Korea

Arch Virol. 2010 Mar;155(3):417-22. doi: 10.1007/s00705-010-0595-2. Epub 2010 Feb 3.

Abstract

This study examined the prevalence and genetic diversity of the porcine torovirus (PToV) in Korea. Of 295 samples, 19 (6.4%) samples tested positive for PToVs by RT-PCR. A low nucleotide sequence identity of the partial S gene was detected among the Korean PToVs (73.5%) and between the Korean and European PToVs (74.0%). Phylogenetic analysis of the spike and nucleocapsid genes showed that the Korean PToVs form distinct branches with clusters corresponding to the farm of origin, which were separate from the other known foreign PToVs. These findings suggest that genetically diverse Korean PToV strains cause sporadic infections in Korea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Korea
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevalence
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Swine Diseases / virology*
  • Torovirus / classification*
  • Torovirus / genetics*
  • Torovirus / isolation & purification
  • Torovirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Torovirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Torovirus Infections / virology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral