A potentially novel reovirus isolated from swine in northeastern China in 2007

Virus Genes. 2011 Dec;43(3):342-9. doi: 10.1007/s11262-011-0642-4. Epub 2011 Jul 15.

Abstract

We report a novel reovirus (MRV-HLJ/2007) isolated from swine in Heilongjiang Province, China. Genome sequence analysis indicated a close genetic relationship between MRV-HLJ/2007 and strain SC-A, which was isolated from swine in 2006 in Sichuan, China. Although phylogenetic analysis indicated that MRV-HLJ/2007 may have originated from the SC-A strain, the M2 and S3 genes differ between these strains. Phylogenetic analysis also showed that, except for differences in the S1 gene, MRV-HLJ/2007 and SC-A are closely related to a reovirus that infects humans. These findings suggest that MRV-HLJ/2007 might be a novel reovirus strain circulating in China.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China / epidemiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Orthoreovirus, Mammalian / classification
  • Orthoreovirus, Mammalian / genetics
  • Orthoreovirus, Mammalian / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • Reoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Reoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Reoviridae Infections / virology
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / epidemiology
  • Swine Diseases / virology*
  • Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Viral Proteins