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ArticleBMC research notes2015

Multiple alignment comparison of the non-structural genes of three strains of equine influenza viruses (H3N8) isolated in Morocco.

Mohamed Boukharta, Souad Azlmat, Mehdi Elharrak, My Mustapha Ennaji

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed BoukhartaLaboratory of Virology, Microbiology and Quality/ETB, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Mohammedia, University Hassan II Mohammedia-Casablanca, PO BOX 146, Quartier Yasmina, Mohammedia, 20650, Morocco. mb.vete@gmail.com.
Souad AzlmatDepartment of Biology, Instruction Military Hospital Med V Rabat, University Mohammed V Souissi, Rabat, Morocco. sazelmat@hotmail.com.
Mehdi ElharrakSociety of Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Products, Virology Laboratory, Av Hassan II, BP 4569, Rabat, Morocco. elharrak_m@hotmail.com.
My Mustapha EnnajiLaboratory of Virology, Microbiology and Quality/ETB, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Mohammedia, University Hassan II Mohammedia-Casablanca, PO BOX 146, Quartier Yasmina, Mohammedia, 20650, Morocco. m.ennaji@yahoo.fr.
Université Hassan II Mohammedia · MAInstitut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II · MAMohammed V University · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThree equine influenza viruses, A/equine/Nador/1/1997(H3N8), A/equine/Essaouira/2/2004(H3N8), and A/equine/Essaouira/3/2004(H3N8), were isolated from different Equidae during local respiratory disease outbreaks in Morocco in 1997 and 2004. Their non-structural (NS) genes were amplified and sequenced.

resultsThe results show high homology of NS nucleotide sequences of A/equine/Nador/1/1997 with European strains (i.e., A/equine/newmarket/2/93 and A/equine/Grobois/1/1998) and clustered into the European lineage. However, NS gene of A/equine/Essaouira/2/2004(H3N8) and A/equine/Essaouira/3/2004(H3N8) strains indicated high homology with equine influenza strains that had circulated before 1990 (A/equine/Fontainbleu/1/1979(H3N8), which belonged to a pre-divergent phase Amino acid sequence comparison of the NS1 protein with reference strain A/equine/Miami/1963(H3N8) shows that the A/equine/Nador/1/1997(H3N8) strain has 12 substitutions at the residues D/24/N, R/44/K, S/48/I, R/67/Q, A/86/V, E/139/K, A/112/T, E/186/K, L/185/F, A/223/E, S/213/T and S/228/P. In both A/equine/Essaouira/2/2004(H3N8) and A/equine/Essaouira/3/2004(H3N8) strains, the NS1 sequences present one common mutation at the residue: S/228/P.

conclusionIt seems that all of these substitutions are not produced at the key residues of the RNA-binding domain (RBD) and the effector domain (ED). Consequently, we can suppose that they will not affect the potency of inhibition of cellular defences, and the virulence of the Moroccan equine strains will be maintained.

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Disease OutbreaksAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsHorse DiseasesHorsesInfluenza A Virus, H3N8 SubtypeMolecular Sequence DataMoroccoOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPhylogenySequence AlignmentViral Nonstructural ProteinsINS1 protein, influenza virusNS2 protein, influenza virus AViral Nonstructural Proteins

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