Gary García Espinosa
National Autonomous University of Mexico
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Veterinaria Mexico | 2016
Giovanni Steffani Hernández; Fernando Chávez Maya; Edith Rojas Anaya; Elizabeth Loza Rubio; Gary García Espinosa
Veterinaria Mexico OA ISSN: 2448-6760 Cite this as: Steffani Hernandez G, Chavez Maya F, Rojas Anaya E, Loza Rubio E, Garcia Espinosa G. Genomic analysis of an atypical Mexican low-pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus. Veterinaria Mexico OA. 2016;3(2). doi: 10.21753/vmoa.3.2.363 We analysed the genome of a low-pathogenic avian H5N2 influenza virus isolated from the faeces of experimentally infected Pekin ducks and Leghorn-type chickens to determine its origin and molecular characteristics. The complete genomic sequence was determined using a Sanger-based genome sequencing method and was subsequently characterized by phylogenetic analysis and genetic comparison. The results of this study showed that 8 genomic segments corresponded to an avian influenza virus that were related with strains isolated in Mexico. Investigation of the haemagglutinin gene revealed the presence of few basic amino acids at the cleavage site and lack of a potential N-glycosylation site at position 11. The gene encoding the PB1 protein lacked PB1-F2 and the basic polymerase gene codes for PA-X. In addition, the basic polymerase gene contained the consensus ribosomal frameshifting motif TCC TTT CGT C, which is required for the expression of the PA-X. Molecular characteristics showed that the virus has features of a low-pathogenic H5 influenza virus with the exception of a potential N-glycosylation site at position 11. The genome information for this particular virus will provide a molecular map for further in vivo studies to identify why some influenza viruses can persist in chickens for long periods of time. Such information will be useful in countries such as Mexico, where the virus has been a poultry health problem since 1994 and has the potential to evolve high pathogenicity. Figure 1. Phylogenetic tree of the HA gene of A/chicken/Mexico/2007 (H5N2) Influenza A virus [ ]. The phylogenetic tree was constructed using the neighbour-joining method. The percentages of replicate trees in which the associated taxa clustered together in a bootstrap test (1,000 replicates) are shown next to the branches. The evolutionary distances were computed using the Kimura 2-parameter method. The analysis involved 101 chicken nucleotide sequences. Evolutionary analyses were conducted in MEGA 5.05. A larger triangle size represents a larger number of nucleotide sequences with genetic relationship.
Veterinaria Mexico | 2016
Giovanni Steffani Hernández; Fernando Chávez Maya; Edith Rojas Anaya; Elizabeth Loza Rubio; Gary García Espinosa
Veterinaria Mexico OA ISSN: 2448-6760 Cite this as: Steffani Hernandez G, Chavez Maya F, Rojas Anaya E, Loza Rubio E, Garcia Espinosa G. Genomic analysis of an atypical Mexican low-pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus. Veterinaria Mexico OA. 2016;3(2). doi: 10.21753/vmoa.3.2.363 We analysed the genome of a low-pathogenic avian H5N2 influenza virus isolated from the faeces of experimentally infected Pekin ducks and Leghorn-type chickens to determine its origin and molecular characteristics. The complete genomic sequence was determined using a Sanger-based genome sequencing method and was subsequently characterized by phylogenetic analysis and genetic comparison. The results of this study showed that 8 genomic segments corresponded to an avian influenza virus that were related with strains isolated in Mexico. Investigation of the haemagglutinin gene revealed the presence of few basic amino acids at the cleavage site and lack of a potential N-glycosylation site at position 11. The gene encoding the PB1 protein lacked PB1-F2 and the basic polymerase gene codes for PA-X. In addition, the basic polymerase gene contained the consensus ribosomal frameshifting motif TCC TTT CGT C, which is required for the expression of the PA-X. Molecular characteristics showed that the virus has features of a low-pathogenic H5 influenza virus with the exception of a potential N-glycosylation site at position 11. The genome information for this particular virus will provide a molecular map for further in vivo studies to identify why some influenza viruses can persist in chickens for long periods of time. Such information will be useful in countries such as Mexico, where the virus has been a poultry health problem since 1994 and has the potential to evolve high pathogenicity. Figure 1. Phylogenetic tree of the HA gene of A/chicken/Mexico/2007 (H5N2) Influenza A virus [ ]. The phylogenetic tree was constructed using the neighbour-joining method. The percentages of replicate trees in which the associated taxa clustered together in a bootstrap test (1,000 replicates) are shown next to the branches. The evolutionary distances were computed using the Kimura 2-parameter method. The analysis involved 101 chicken nucleotide sequences. Evolutionary analyses were conducted in MEGA 5.05. A larger triangle size represents a larger number of nucleotide sequences with genetic relationship.
International Journal of Poultry Science | 2008
Gary García Espinosa; Stefan Clerens; Lut Arckens; Gisela F. Erf; G. Tellez; Billy M. Hargis
Veterinaria Mexico | 2016
Giovanni Steffani Hernández; Fernando Chávez-Maya; Edith Rojas Anaya; Elizabeth Loza Rubio; Gary García Espinosa
Clínica veterinaria: abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico | 2016
Luz del Rosario Pérez Sauza; Félix Domingo Sánchez Godoy; Gary García Espinosa
Clínica Veterinaria: abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico | 2016
Norma Leticia Calderón Apodaca; Fernando Chávez Maya; Gary García Espinosa
Veterinaria Mexico | 2014
Félix Domingo Sánchez Godoy; Fernando Chávez Maya; Adriana Méndez Bernal; Gary García Espinosa; Cristina Guerrero Molina; Néstor Ledesma Martínez; Elizabeth Morales Salinas
Veterinaria Mexico | 2014
Félix Domingo Sánchez Godoy; Fernando Chávez Maya; Adriana Méndez Bernal; Gary García Espinosa; Cristina Guerrero Molina; Néstor Ledesma Martínez; Elizabeth Morales Salinas
Universidad y ciencia | 2013
Nany Stivalis Cárdenas García; Arturo Cortés Cuevas; José Antonio Quintana López; Gary García Espinosa
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias | 2009
Sofía González Guzmán; Elizabeth Loza Rubio; Virginia León Regagnon; Gary García Espinosa
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Jaime Alonso Navarro Hernández
National Autonomous University of Mexico
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National Autonomous University of Mexico
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