Isolation and characterisation of circoviruses from pigs with wasting syndromes in Spain, Denmark and Northern Ireland

G. M. Allan*, F. Mc Neilly, B. M. Meehan, S. Kennedy, D. P. MacKie, J. A. Ellis, E. G. Clark, E. Espuna, N. Saubi, P. Riera, A. Bøtner, C. E. Charreyre

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Abstract

A porcine circovirus (PCV) was isolated from tissues of pigs with wasting syndromes from Spain, Denmark and N. Ireland. The antigenic profiles of these viruses were determined by indirect immunofluorescence assays using polyclonal antisera and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) prepared against previously isolated PCVs. A rapid and convenient PCR-based test was developed and used for the genotyping of these PCV isolates. These PCV isolates were found to be antigenically and genomically similar to previously reported isolates of PCV from pigs with wasting disease (PCV2), but distinct from the isolate of PCV from continuous PK/15 cell cultures (PCV1). Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-123
Number of pages9
JournalVeterinary Microbiology
Volume66
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Apr 1999
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank Merial S.A.S. for financial support. The authors are grateful to Mr. Cliff Mason for the production of photographs. The authors would like to acknowledge the use of the Seqnet facility at the Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, UK.

Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Genotyping
  • Polymerase chain reaction
  • Porcine circovirus
  • Wasting syndromes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • General Veterinary

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