Veterinary Medicine and Science (Sep 2021)

Torque teno virus from Korean domestic swine farms, 2017–2018

  • Van Giap Nguyen,
  • Cheong Ung Kim,
  • Hai Quynh Do,
  • Yong‐Ho Park,
  • Bong‐Kyun Park,
  • Hee‐Chun Chung

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.505
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 5
pp. 1854 – 1859

Abstract

Read online

Abstract Background Torque teno viruses (TTVs) have been detected worldwide, from a wide range of animals. Up to date, few studies focused on the prevalence of TTVs in general and swine torque teno viruses (TTSuVs) in particular in Korean swine farms. Objective This study aimed to investigate the appearance of TTSuVs and TTVs in sick pigs during the 2017–2018 period. Materials and Methods Molecular‐based method using TTSuV1‐, TTSuV2‐ and TTV3‐specific primers was used to screen for the viruses from either sera or pooled internal organs of sick pigs. For genetic characterization, genomic sequences of TTVs were sequenced by a primer walking method. Several bioinformatic tools have been utilized to investigate the genomic organization and genetic relationship of TTVs. Results Two years of prevalence survey reveal that the prevalence of TTSuV2 is about twice that of TTSuV1. Furthermore, we identified TTV of genogroup 3 in swine pooled organ samples. The genome of two strains, M265_Korea_2017 and N119_Korea_2018, are 3,817 bp in size; M265_2017 has three open reading frames (ORFs); and N119_2018 strain has four ORFs. The complete genome nucleotide sequencing of the two strains shows 98.4% homology, and the phylogenetic analysis of Open reading frame (ORF)1 indicates that the strains are located close to TUPB strain subgroup C of genogroup 3. Conclusion Our study provided the information of TTSuVs prevalence in swine farms in Korea and highlighted the presence of TTV genogroup 3 strains in pigs.

Keywords