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ArticleBMC veterinary research2024

Genetic characterization of bovine coronavirus strain isolated in Inner Mongolia of China.

Fan Zhang, Chunxia Chai, Rui Niu, Yun Diao, Yanyan Zhou, Jinlong Zhang, Lin Feng, Chunming Yao, Youzhi Wu, Yanhua Ma and 2 more

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Fan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Chunxia ChaiState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Rui NiuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Yun DiaoState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Yanyan ZhouState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Jinlong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Lin FengHelinger County Bureau of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Hohhot, 011500, China.
Chunming YaoHelinger County Bureau of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Hohhot, 011500, China.
Youzhi WuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Yanhua MaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Xiaohui ZanState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China.
Wei WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010030, China. wangwei@imu.edu.cn.

Funding

The Science and Technology Major Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China to the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock 2020ZD0006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBovine coronavirus (BCoV) is implicated in severe diarrhea in calves and contributes to the bovine respiratory disease complex; it shares a close relationship with human coronavirus. Similar to other coronaviruses, remarkable variability was found in the genome and biology of the BCoV. In 2022, samples of feces were collected from a cattle farm. A virus was isolated from 7-day-old newborn calves. In this study, we present the genetic characteristics of a new BCoV isolate. The complete genomic, spike protein, and nucleocapsid protein gene sequences of the BCoV strain, along with those of other coronaviruses, were obtained from the GenBank database. Genetic analysis was conducted using MEGA7.0 and the Neighbor-Joining (NJ) method. The reference strains' related genes were retrieved from GenBank for comparison and analysis using DNAMAN.

resultsThe phylogenetic tree and whole genome consistency analysis showed that it belonged to the GIIb subgroup, which is epidemic in Asia and America, and was quite similar to the Chinese strains in the same cluster. Significantly, the S gene was highly consistent with QH1 (MH810151.1) isolated from yak. This suggests that the strain may have originated from interspecies transmission involving mutations of wild strains. The N gene was conserved and showed high sequence identity with the epidemic strains in China and the USA.

conclusionsGenetic characterization suggests that the isolated strain could be a new mutant from a wild-type lineage, which is in the same cluster as most Chinese epidemic strains but on a new branch.

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Cattle DiseasesCoronavirus, BovineCoronavirus InfectionsGenome, ViralPhylogenyAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCattleChinaFecesSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusBovine coronavirusChinaGenetic characterizationIsolated strain

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PMCPMC11102244

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