Detection of PCV3 in German wild boars.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Porcine circovirus 3 is a newly described circovirus circulating worldwide. PCV3 may play an etiologic role in different pig diseases. Two different genotypes of PCV3 were described, PCV3a and PCV3b. In order to analyse whether PCV3 is also present in wild boars, animals living in and near Berlin were studied. The animals had been analysed previously and were found to form two genetically distinct and geographically coherent clusters.

Methods

To detect PCV3 in wild boars, a PCR was performed, to analyse the virus in detail, parts of the sequence of the capsid protein were sequenced. In addition, a screening for PCV1 and PCV2 was performed using PCR.

Results

For the first time, PCV3 was detected in German wild boars, with 50% of the animals infected in one g

SUBMITTER: Prinz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6387533 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature