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Complete genome sequence of highly virulent neurotropic Newcastle disease virus strain Texas GB
Anandan Paldurai1, Sachin Kumar, Baibaswata Nayak
1Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Abstract:
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) strain Texas GB is a highly virulent neurotropic virus that is used as a standard vaccine challenge virus in the U.S. In this study, the complete genome sequence of strain Texas GB was determined and compared with the complete genome sequences of other NDV strains. The genome is 15,186 nucleotides (nt) long and consists of six genes in the order of 3'leader-N-P-M-F-HN-L-5'trailer. The genome contains a 55-nt leader sequence at the 3' end and a 114-nt trailer sequence at the 5' end. The intergenic sequences are 2, 1, 1, 31, and 47 nt between N/P, P/M, M/F, F/HN, and HN/L genes, respectively. The putative cleavage site of fusion protein showed amino acid sequence of R-R-Q-K-R downward arrow F in position 112 to 117, which corresponds to those of virulent NDV strains. The phylogenetic analysis showed that strain Texas GB is closely related to the neurovirulent mesogenic strain Beaudette C (BC) and to NDV viruses isolated in China and Egypt than to other strains of NDV.
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