Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (5): 2259-2269.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.05.024

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Isolation, Identification and Pathogenicity Analysis of Porcine Rotavirus

WANG Yanan1(), GUO Yaru1, JIANG Yanping1,2, CUI Wen1,2, LI Jiaxuan1,2, LI Yijing1,2,*(), WANG Li1,2,*()   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
    2. Northeast Scientific Observation and Experiment Station, Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Pathogen Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin 150030, China
  • Received:2024-05-10 Online:2025-05-23 Published:2025-05-27
  • Contact: LI Yijing, WANG Li E-mail:wyn19971224@163.com;yijingli@163.com;wanglicau@163.com

Abstract:

This study aims to isolate and identify a strain of PoRV, and analyze the genetic variation of its genome sequence and the pathogenicity of the virus. Small intestinal samples of diarrheal piglets were selected and processed, then inoculated into MA104 cells for isolation and culture. The cell cultures were identified through viral nucleic acid test, serological detection and morphological observation. RT-PCR and sequencing were used to obtain the whole genome sequence of the isolate, genetic evolutionary relationship and pathogenicity were evaluated. The results showed that a PoRV strain were successfully isolated and can be cultured in vitro, named HLJ/2021, and its genotype is G5-P[7]-I5-R1-C1-M1-A1-N1-T1-E1-H1 type. Pathogenicity experimental results showed that the isolate can cause watery diarrhea, emaciation and other symptoms in piglets. Virus shedding can be detected in piglet feces 60~174 h after infection. Necropsy revealed that the intestinal wall of the infected piglets became thinner and the contents were watery. Histopathological examination showed that the intestinal villi of the ileum of the infected piglets were highly atrophied. Viral load detection results in intestinal tissues showed that virus can be detected in the ileum, cecum, colon and rectum, with the highest viral load in the ileum. In summary, this study successfully isolated a G5P[7] type PoRV strain, which is pathogenic to piglets. The results provide important information for understanding the prevalence of PoRV.

Key words: porcine rotavirus, isolation and identification, genetic evolution analysis, pathogenicity analysis

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