PMID- 23628658 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140203 LR - 20211021 IS - 1976-555X (Electronic) IS - 1229-845X (Print) IS - 1229-845X (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 2 DP - 2013 TI - Genetic diversity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Korea. PG - 115-24 AB - The high genetic diversity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has been an obstacle to developing an effective vaccine for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS). This study was performed to assess the degree of genetic diversity among PRRSVs from Korean pig farms where wasting and respiratory syndrome was observed from 2005 to 2009. Samples from 786 farms were tested for the presence of PRRSV using reverse transcription PCR protocol. A total of 117 farms were positive for type 1 PRRSV while 198 farms were positive for type 2. Nucleotide sequences encoding the open reading frame (ORF) 5 were analyzed and compared to those of various published PRRSV isolates obtained worldwide. Sequence identity of the ORF 5 in the isolates was 81.6 100% for type 1 viruses and 81.4 100% for type 2 viruses. Phylogenetic analysis of the ORF 5 sequences showed that types 1 and 2 PRRSVs from Korea were mainly classified into three and four clusters, respectively. The analyzed isolates were distributed throughout the clusters independent of the isolation year or geographical origin. In conclusion, our results indicated that the genetic diversity of PRRSVs from Korean pig farms is high and has been increasing over time. FAU - Choi, Eun-Jin AU - Choi EJ AD - Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Anyang 430-757, Korea. FAU - Lee, Chang-Hee AU - Lee CH FAU - Song, Jae-Young AU - Song JY FAU - Song, Hee-Jong AU - Song HJ FAU - Park, Choi-Kyu AU - Park CK FAU - Kim, Byounghan AU - Kim B FAU - Shin, Yeun-Kyung AU - Shin YK LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130430 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Vet Sci JT - Journal of veterinary science JID - 100964185 SB - IM MH - Animal Husbandry MH - Animals MH - *Genes, Viral MH - *Genetic Variation MH - Lung/virology MH - Lymph Nodes/virology MH - *Open Reading Frames MH - Phylogeny MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/chemistry/classification/*genetics/isolation & purification MH - Republic of Korea MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary MH - Sequence Analysis, DNA/veterinary MH - Sequence Analysis, Protein/veterinary MH - Swine PMC - PMC3694182 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Korea OT - open reading frame 5 OT - phylogenetic analysis OT - porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus EDAT- 2013/05/01 06:00 MHDA- 2014/02/04 06:00 PMCR- 2013/06/01 CRDT- 2013/05/01 06:00 PHST- 2011/08/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/04/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/05/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/02/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jvs.2013.022 [pii] AID - 10.4142/jvs.2013.14.2.115 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Vet Sci. 2013;14(2):115-24. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2013.14.2.115. Epub 2013 Apr 30.