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Characterization of a recombinant Newcastle disease virus expressing the glycoprotein of bovine ephemeral fever virus

Authors: Minmin Zhang, Jinying Ge, Zhiyuan Wen, Weiye Chen, Xijun Wang, Renqiang Liu, Zhigao Bu

Published in: Archives of Virology | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

Bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) is caused by the arthropod-borne bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV), which is a member of the family Rhabdoviridae and the genus Ephemerovirus. BEFV causes an acute febrile infection in cattle and water buffalo. In this study, a recombinant Newcastle disease virus (NDV) expressing the glycoprotein (G) of BEFV (rL-BEFV-G) was constructed, and its biological characteristics in vitro and in vivo, pathogenicity, and immune response in mice and cattle were evaluated. BEFV G enabled NDV to spread from cell to cell. rL-BEFV-G remained nonvirulent in poultry and mice compared with vector LaSota virus. rL-BEFV-G triggered a high titer of neutralizing antibodies against BEFV in mice and cattle. These results suggest that rL-BEFV-G might be a suitable candidate vaccine against BEF.
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Metadata
Title
Characterization of a recombinant Newcastle disease virus expressing the glycoprotein of bovine ephemeral fever virus
Authors
Minmin Zhang
Jinying Ge
Zhiyuan Wen
Weiye Chen
Xijun Wang
Renqiang Liu
Zhigao Bu
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Archives of Virology / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-3078-2

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