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Infect Genet Evol . Detection of multiple recombinations of avian coronavirus in South Korea by whole-genome analysis

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Infect Genet Evol


. 2024 Feb 1:105565.
doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2024.105565. Online ahead of print. Detection of multiple recombinations of avian coronavirus in South Korea by whole-genome analysis

Da-Won Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ji-Yun Kim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dong-Wook Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hyuk-Chae Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Chang-Seon Song[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Dong-Hun Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jung-Hoon Kwon[SUP] 3 [/SUP]



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Free article Abstract

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), an avian coronavirus, has caused considerable damage to the poultry industry. In Korea, indigenous KM91-like and newly introduced QX-like lineages belonging to the GI-19 lineage have been prevalent despite constant vaccination. In this study, complete genome sequences of 23 IBV isolates in Korea from 2010 to 2020 were obtained using next-generation sequencing, and their phylogenetic relationship and recombination events were analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis based on the S1 gene showed that all isolates belonged to the GI-19 lineage and were divided into five subgroups (KM91-like, K40/09-like, and QX-like II to IV). Among the 23 isolates, 14 recombinants were found, including frequent recombination between KM91-like and QX-like strains. In addition, it was observed that other lineages, such as GI-1, GI-13, and GI-16, were involved in recombination. Most recombination breakpoints were detected in the ORF1ab gene, particularly nsp3. However, when considering the size of each genome, recombination occurred more frequently in the 3a, E and 5a genes. Taken together, genetic recombination frequently occurred throughout the entire genome between various IBV strains in Korea, including live attenuated vaccine strain. Our study suggests the necessity of further research on the contribution of recombination of genomes outside the spike region to the biological characteristics of IBV.

Keywords: Genomic epidemiology; Infectious bronchitis; Recombination; Whole-genome sequencing.

 
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