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The nucleotide sequences of the genome segment A and B encoding the precursor polyprotein (NH2-VP2-VP4-VP3-COOH) and VP1 were determined for a highly virulent strain of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). The precursor polyprotein and VP1 coding regions of highly virulent OKYM strain consisted of 3 039 nucleotides (1 012 deduced amino acids) and 2 640 nucleotides (879 deduced amino acids), respectively. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of the highly virulent IBDV (HV-IBDV) with other serotype 1 and 2 sequences revealed 17 amino acid residues which were conserved only in the HV-IBDV. Among the 17 unique amino acid differences, 8 were in VP1, 4 were in VP2, 3 were in VP3 and 2 were in VP4. Although it is impossible to predict the effect of the unique amino acid residues without detailed knowledge of the three-dimensional structure and function of the proteins, they could affect the virulence of HV-IBDV. Alignment of the nucleic acid sequences of precursor polyprotein, VP1, VP2, VP3 and VP4 coding regions followed by distance analysis allowed the generation of phylogenetic trees. The same tree topology was obtained for the nucleotide sequence of precursor polyprotein, VP2, VP3 and VP4. On the other hand, the tree topology of VP1 was quite different from that obtained for the nucleotide sequence of precursor polyprotein, VP2, VP3 and VP4. These findings indicate that not a genetic recombination but a genetic reassortment may play an important role in the emergence of HV-IBDV.
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Accepted January 16, 1997; Received October 25, 1996
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Yamaguchi, T., Ogawa, M., Miyoshi, M. et al. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of highly virulent infectious bursal disease virus. Arch. Virol. 142, 1441–1458 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007050050171
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007050050171