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A porcine epidemic diarrhea virus strain with distinct characteristics of four amino acid insertion in the COE region of spike protein.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Feb 2021
Ji Zhaoyang, Shi Da, Shi Hongyan, Wang Xiaobo, Chen Jianfei, Liu Jianbo, Ye Dandan, Jing Zhaoyang, Liu Qiuge, Fan Qianjin, Li Mingwei, Cong Guangyi, Zhang Jiyu, Han Yuru, Zhang Xin, Feng Li
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, a novel, highly virulent variant of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has emerged, causing substantial economic losses to the pork industry worldwide. In this study, a PEDV strain named LNsy was successfully isolated in China. Phylogenetic analysis based on the whole genome revealed that PEDV LNsy belonged to the G2 subtype. For the first time, a unique four amino acids (4-aa) insertion was...
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