Journal
VIROLOGY JOURNAL
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01893-0
Keywords
Porcine circovirus 3; Phylogenetic analysis; Sequence alignment; PCR detection
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- China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA [CARS-35]
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This study investigated the epidemiology and genotype distribution of PCV3 in Chinese pig farms. The majority of PCV3 isolates belonged to genotype PCV3c, and three sites undergoing positive selection were found, which may be related to the pig's immune system.
Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV3) is a newly emerging virus and has been found associated with porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome in pigs. Compared with PCV2, research into PCV3 cap gene sequencing is deficient. To investigate the prevalence and genotype distribution of PCV3, we collected 1291 samples from 211 pig farms throughout 15 provinces and municipalities. 312 out of 1291 samples were tested positive by PCR. We further sequenced and analyzed 164 PCR-positive samples. The majority (61.8%) of isolates we sequenced belong to genotype PCV3c. PCV3c is also the dominant genotype in Hubei, Hunan, Hebei province and Chongqing city. We found 3 sites under positive selection and located in predicted epitope peptide, revealing that the pig's immunity may be a reason those sites are undergoing highly positive selection.
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