Simultaneous infection with distinct strains of torque teno sus virus (TTSuV) in healthy slaughter-age pigs

Vet Res Commun. 2013 Jun;37(2):183-6. doi: 10.1007/s11259-012-9548-4. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

Abstract

The aims of this study were to evaluate torque teno sus virus (TTSuV) infection in healthy slaughter-age pigs and to compare the similarities of the untranslated region (UTR) nucleotide (nt) sequences obtained from different biological samples of the same animals. Fifty-eight pigs were evaluated by PCR assay for the presence of TTSuV in paired samples of liver and serum (Group 1, n = 27) and lung and serum (Group 2, n = 31). All the pigs were positive for TTSuV infection in the organs sampled and 94.8 % (n = 55) presented with viraemia. The nt sequence similarities between the Groups 1 and 2 varied from 91.7 % to 96.6 % (TTSuV1) and 91 % to 95 % (TTSuV2). In Group 1, the nt sequence similarities were 93 % (TTSuV1) and 95.4 % (TTSuV2). In Group 2, the nt sequence similarities were 95 % (TTSuV1) and 91 % (TTSuV2). These results revealed the simultaneous infection with distinct strains of TTSuV1 and 2 in healthy pigs at slaughter age.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA, Viral / chemistry
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Liver / virology*
  • Lung / virology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Swine / blood
  • Swine / virology*
  • Torque teno virus / genetics
  • Torque teno virus / isolation & purification*
  • Untranslated Regions

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Untranslated Regions

Associated data

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