Article
Rescue of the highly virulent classical swine fever virus strain "Koslov" from cloned cDNA and first insights into genome variations relevant for virulence.
Virology - 1 Nov 2014
Fahnøe Ulrik, Pedersen Anders Gorm, Risager Peter Christian, Nielsen Jens, Belsham Graham J, Höper Dirk, Beer Martin, Rasmussen Thomas Bruun
Abstract excerpt
Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) strain "Koslov" is highly virulent with a mortality rate of up to 100% in pigs. In this study, we modified non-functional cDNAs generated from the blood of Koslov virus infected pigs by site-directed mutagenesis, removing non-synonymous mutations step-by-step, thereby producing genomes encoding the consensus amino acid sequence. Viruses rescued from the construct corresponding...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Classical Swine Fever
- Classical Swine Fever Virus
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Viral
- Kidney
- Swine
