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ArticleViruses2025

Genetic and Phenotypic Investigations of Viral Subpopulations Detected in Different Tissues of Laying Hens Following Infectious Bronchitis Virus Infection.

Ahmed Ali, Ryan Rahimi, Motamed Elsayed Mahmoud, Adel A Shalaby, Rodrigo A Gallardo, Mohamed Faizal Abdul-Careem

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6 authors.

Ahmed AliFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8662-1291
Ryan RahimiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-3914-777X
Motamed Elsayed MahmoudFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0034-1043
Adel A ShalabyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt.
Rodrigo A GallardoDepartment of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Dr. VM3B, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4727-8256
Mohamed Faizal Abdul-CareemFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9974-7600

Funding

Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ASC-20)Canadian Research Council ASC-20Egg Farmers of Canada 10022788Ministry of Higher Education of the Arab Republic of Egyp N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) commonly produces a range of genetic sequences during replication, particularly in the spike 1 (S1)-coding portion of the S gene, leading to distinct subpopulations within the broader viral population. It has been shown that certain microenvironments exert selective pressure on the S1-coding sequences and their encoded proteins, influencing the selection of viral subpopulations in these environments. In this study, high-throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used to analyze the S1-coding sequences from tissues of the respiratory, digestive, renal, and reproductive systems of specific pathogen-free (SPF) laying hens. These tissues were collected nine days after infection with the California 1737/04 (CA1737/04) IBV strain, which is known to cause varying degrees of pathology in these tissues. Using a specific bioinformatics pipeline, 27 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) were detected in the S1-coding sequences derived from different tissues. These SNVs shaped multiple subpopulations (SP1-SP15), with SP1 being the core subpopulation present in all tissues, while others were tissue-specific. The IBV RNA loads in the tissues were negatively correlated with the number of SNVs or the Shannon entropy values, and phylogenetic analysis revealed a genetic divergence in the S1-coding sequences from certain tissues with lower viral RNA loads, particularly those from the trachea and ovary. Furthermore, the SNVs were associated with nonsynonymous mutations, primarily located in hypervariable region 2 (HVR 2) within the N-terminal domain of S1 (S1-NTD), except for those in SP7, which was exclusive to the trachea and contained changes in HVR 3 in the C-terminal domain of S1 (S1-CTD). Overall, this study adds to the existing knowledge about IBV evolution by highlighting the role of tissue-specific environments in shaping viral genetic diversity.

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ChickensCoronavirus InfectionsInfectious bronchitis virusPoultry DiseasesAnimalsFemaleGenetic VariationGenome, ViralHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingPhenotypePhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRNA, ViralSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral LoadRNA, ViralSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusinfectious bronchitis virusnext-generation sequencingsingle nucleotide variantsspike 1subpopulations

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