Published in:
01-03-2021 | Coronavirus | Brief Report
Replicative capacity of four porcine enteric coronaviruses in LLC-PK1 cells
Authors:
Wenwen Xiao, Xunlei Wang, Jing Wang, Puxian Fang, Shaobo Xiao, Liurong Fang
Published in:
Archives of Virology
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Issue 3/2021
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Abstract
Enteric coronaviruses (CoVs) are major pathogens that cause diarrhea in piglets. To date, four porcine enteric CoVs have been identified: transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), and HKU2-like porcine enteric alphacoronavirus (PEAV). In this study, we investigated the replicative capacity of these four enteric CoVs in LLC-PK1 cells, a porcine kidney cell line. The results showed that LLC-PK1 cells are susceptible to all four enteric CoVs, particularly to TGEV and PDCoV infections, indicating that LLC-PK1 cells can be applied to porcine enteric CoV research in vitro, particularly for coinfection studies.