Prevalence of swine Torque teno virus in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)-affected and non-PMWS-affected pigs in Spain

J Gen Virol. 2006 Apr;87(Pt 4):833-837. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.81586-0.

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of swine Torque teno virus (TTV) in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)-affected and non-affected Spanish swine. Nested PCR (nPCR) assays to detect two distinct TTV genogroups were applied. A significantly higher prevalence of TTV infection was found in sera from PMWS-affected animals (97 %) than in sera from non-PMWS-affected animals (78 %). Whilst PMWS-affected pigs (91 %) were more likely to be infected with TTV from genogroup 2 than non-PMWS-affected swine (72 %), no such difference was observed with genogroup 1. Nucleotide sequences of nPCR products were 91-99 % identical between strains within a genogroup. In contrast, inter-genogroup sequence identities were 49-58 %. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that genogroups form different clusters without association with PMWS or porcine circovirus type 2 infection status of the animals. These results indicate a high prevalence of both swine TTV genogroups in Spain, being present more frequently in PMWS-affected animals than in non-PMWS-affected animals.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA Virus Infections / epidemiology
  • DNA Virus Infections / veterinary*
  • DNA Virus Infections / virology
  • Genotype
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Prevalence
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Swine Diseases / virology
  • Torque teno virus / classification
  • Torque teno virus / genetics
  • Torque teno virus / isolation & purification*
  • Wasting Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Wasting Syndrome / veterinary*
  • Wasting Syndrome / virology
  • Weaning

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ229855
  • GENBANK/DQ229856
  • GENBANK/DQ229857
  • GENBANK/DQ229858
  • GENBANK/DQ229859
  • GENBANK/DQ229860
  • GENBANK/DQ229861
  • GENBANK/DQ229862
  • GENBANK/DQ229863
  • GENBANK/DQ229864
  • GENBANK/DQ229865
  • GENBANK/DQ229866
  • GENBANK/DQ229867
  • GENBANK/DQ229868
  • GENBANK/DQ229869
  • GENBANK/DQ229870
  • GENBANK/DQ229871
  • GENBANK/DQ229872
  • GENBANK/DQ229873
  • GENBANK/DQ229874
  • GENBANK/DQ229875
  • GENBANK/DQ229876