Complete Genome Sequences of Avian Metapneumovirus Subtype B Vaccine Strains from Brazil
Henry M. Kariithi, Jeremy D. Volkening, Victória Veiga Alves, João Luís Reis-Cunha, Letícia Cury Rocha Veloso Arantes, Filipe Santos Fernando, Tobias Fernandes Filho, Nélson Rodrigo da Silva Martins, Stéphane Lemière, Oliveiro Caetano de Freitas Neto, Eduardo L. Decanini, Claudio L. Afonso, David L. Suarez
Abstract
Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) causes a highly contagious upper respiratory and reproductive disease in chickens, turkeys, and ducks. Here, complete genome sequences of aMPV-B vaccine strains BR/1890/E1/19 (PL21, Nemovac; Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Brazil) and BR/1891/E2/19 (1062; Hipraviar, France) were sequenced and compared with the pathogenic field strain VCO3/60616.
Topics & Concepts
MetapneumovirusVirologyBiologyHuman metapneumovirusGenomePathogenicityStrain (injury)Whole genome sequencingMicrobiologyGeneGeneticsRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory systemAnatomyRespiratory viral infections researchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyPlant Virus Research Studies