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. 2011 May;5(3):188-97.
doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00189.x. Epub 2011 Jan 25.

Genetic composition of contemporary swine influenza viruses in the West Central region of the United States of America

Vasiliy A Evseenko  1 , Adrianus C M Boon, Christy Brockwell-Staats, John Franks, Adam Rubrum, Curt S Daniels, Marie R Gramer, Richard J Webby
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Genetic composition of contemporary swine influenza viruses in the West Central region of the United States of America

Vasiliy A Evseenko et al. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2011 May.

Abstract

Background: Because of continuous circulation in different animal species and humans, influenza viruses have host-specific phenotypic and genetic features. Reassortment of the genome segments can significantly change virus phenotype, potentially generating virus with pandemic potential. In 2009, a new pandemic influenza virus emerged.

Objectives: In this study, we attempted to find precursor viruses or genes of pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 among 25 swine influenza viruses, isolated in the West Central region of the United States of America (USA), between 2007 and 2009. The Phylogenetically Similar Triple-Reassortant Internal Genes (PSTRIG) cassette of all the viruses studied here as well as the PSTRIG cassette of pandemic H1N1 viruses have close but equidistant phylogenetic relationships to the early triple-reassortant swine H3N2 influenza A isolated in the USA in 1998.

Methods: Samples (nasal swabs and lung tissue lavage) were taken from swine with or without clinical signs of respiratory disease via farmer-funded syndromic surveillance. All studied viruses were isolated in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cell cultures from the above-mentioned samples according to standard protocols recommended for influenza virus isolation. Sequences were obtained using BigDye Terminator v3.1 Cycle Sequencing kit. Phylogenetic trees were built with MEGA 4.0 software using maximum composite likelihood algorithm and neighbor-joining method for tree topology reconstruction.

Results: Among the 25 viruses studied, we have not found any gene segments of Eurasian origin. Our results suggest that pandemic H1N1 viruses diverged and are not directly descended from swine viruses that have been circulating in USA since 1998.

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Phylogenetic tree of PB2 genes. Bootstrap indexes >95% are showed. Analogous sequences, among our 25 swine influenza isolates, have been removed for improved presentation. Original sequences type in bold.
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Phylogenetic tree of PB1 genes. Bootstrap indexes >95% are showed. Analogous sequences, among our 25 swine influenza isolates, have been removed for improved presentation. Original sequences type in bold.
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Phylogenetic tree of NP genes. Bootstrap indexes >95% are showed. Analogous sequences, among our 25 swine influenza isolates, have been removed for improved presentation. Original sequences type in bold.
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Phylogenetic tree of NS genes. Bootstrap indexes >95% are showed. Analogous sequences, among our 25 swine influenza isolates, have been removed for improved presentation. Original sequences type in bold.
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Figure 5
Phylogenetic tree of PA genes. Bootstrap indexes >95% are showed. Analogous sequences, among our 25 swine influenza isolates, have been removed for improved presentation. Original sequences type in bold.
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