Genomic Characterization of a Wild-Type Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 (BoAHV-1) Strain Isolated in an Outbreak in Central Italy
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Stefano Petrini
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Valentina Curini
2,†,
Cecilia Righi
1,*,†,
Cesare Cammà
2,
Valeria Di Lollo
2,
Elena Tinelli
1,
Luana Fiorella Mincarelli
2,
Elisabetta Rossi
1,
Giulia Costantino
1,
Barbara Secondini
2,
Silvia Pirani
1,
Monica Giammarioli
1 and
Francesco Feliziani
1 1
National Reference Centre for Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Umbria-Marche “Togo Rosati”, 06126 Perugia, Italy
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National Reference Center for Whole Genome Sequencing of Microbial Pathogens, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Abruzzo-Molise “G. Caporale”, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Viruses 2024, 16(1), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16010150
Submission received: 27 October 2023
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Revised: 11 January 2024
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Accepted: 17 January 2024
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Published: 19 January 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
Abstract
:Bovine alphaherpesvirus-1 (BoAHV-1) infection is common in cattle worldwide. However, information on the spread of BoAHV-1-circulating strains in Italy remains limited. In this study, we investigated an outbreak characterized by severe respiratory symptoms in a cattle herd (n = 30) located in Central Italy. BoAHV-1 was isolated from three cattle in a cell culture, which confirmed viral infection. Next, we characterized one (16453/07 TN) of the three isolates of BoAHV-1 using whole-genome sequencing. BLASTn and phylogenetic analysis revealed a nucleotide identity >99% with all BoAHV-1 strains belonging to subtype 1.1, highlighting the genetic stability of the virus. This study reports the first full genomic characterization of a BoAHV-1 isolate in Italy, enriching our understanding of the genetic characteristics of the circulating BoAHV-1 strain in Italy.
1. Introduction
Bovine alphaherpesvirus-1 (BoAHV-1) is a member of the Herpesviridae family, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, and genus Varicellovirus [1] which causes different clinical syndromes in cattle and is referred to as infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR). Additionally, it leads to reproductive disorders, including abortion and infertility [2,3]. BoAHV-1 infection causes severe economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide. Thus, the European Union (EU) has implemented regulations concerning the movement of animals within its member states [4,5] and the mandatory reporting of positive cases in areas designated as IBR-free [6].
In 1954, the first report of respiratory disease caused by BoAHV-1 was reported in Los Angeles (CA, USA) [7,8]. Subsequently, in 1955–1956, BoAHV-1 was isolated in cell culture from nasal samples collected from experimentally infected cattle in Southern California (Los Angeles strain) and from cattle located in Colorado (Cooper strain) [9,10]. In Italy, BoAHV-1 was first reported by Prof. Bruno Moretti at the University of Perugia in 1964 [11]. Since then, the virus has spread worldwide, and to date, three genetic subtypes (1.1, 1.2a, and 1.2b) have been identified [12]. Furthermore, a list of reference genomic sequences of BoAHV-1 has also been published [12,13,14,15,16,17].
BoAHV-1 infections in cattle are relatively common in Italy, as evidenced by a herd seroprevalence of 30.6% in 2019 [18,19]. The herd prevalence rates vary regionally, with higher estimates in South (64.3%) and Central Italy (43.4%) than in North Italy (25.3%) [18]. However, despite the prevalence of infections, the genetic features of the virus are poorly understood within the Italian context.
An IBR outbreak was reported in March 2007 in a beef cattle herd located in Central Italy (Marche Region), which is currently an integral part of the Biobank of the National Reference Center for Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Umbria-Marche “Togo Rosati”, Perugia, Italy. The herd comprised nine-to-twelve-month-old Charolais cattle (n = 30) originally from France. One week after they arrived at the farm, 12 animals exhibited severe respiratory symptoms, including fever, nasal mucopurulent exudate, dyspnea, and cough. Anamnesis revealed that these animals previously resided in an IBR-free farm located in a non-IBR-free area. Furthermore, the animals had not been vaccinated against the main respiratory diseases in cattle. We hypothesized that these animals might be infected with a wild-type strain of BoAHV-1. Subsequently, we isolated and identified a strain of BoAHV-1 (unpublished data), which has been used in several experimental challenge infections in calves and water buffaloes [20,21]. In this study, we aimed to characterize the genome of the virus responsible for the respiratory outbreaks in 2007. The findings of this study could help us to develop eradication strategies for IBR, particularly in areas where control/eradication plans are not active, as indicated by recent European regulations [4,5,6,22,23].
2. Materials and Methods
Blood samples and nasal swabs were collected from the 12 animals exhibiting severe respiratory symptoms, transported to the laboratory under refrigeration within 2 h of collection, and tested for different pathogens. Specifically, Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 (BoAHV-1), Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), Bovine parainfluenza-3 (BPI-3) virus, Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), Mannheimia hemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis were evaluated.
The blood samples were centrifuged (Centrifuge 5810 R, Eppendorf®, Milan, Italy) at 1250× g for 10 min at 4 °C, and the serum samples obtained were tested using different commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and virus neutralization (VN) assays. In particular, IDEXX IBR gB X3 Ab (IDEXX, Westbrook, ME, USA), PRIMACHECK BRSV Ab (Agrolabo S.p.A., Torino, Italy), PRIMACHECK PI-3 Ab (Agrolabo S.p.A. Torino, Italy), and IDEXX BVDV p80 Ab (Westbrook, ME, USA) were used for the evaluation of serum samples following the protocols available with respective ELISA kits. VN assays against BoAHV-1 were performed according to the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (WOAH, founded as OIE) Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals [24].
Nasal swab samples were collected in duplicate using sterile transport swabs (MicroBiotech S.r.l., Lecce, Italy; Citoswab, transport swab, Haimen, China). Bacteriological investigations were conducted using the protocols previously described by Carter and Coll [25]. For virological investigations, the nasal swabs were collected and transported in Minimum Essential Medium (MEM; Euroclone, Milan, Italy) supplemented with 5× antibiotics/antifungals (5000 U.I. Penicillin, 2500 U.I. Streptomycin, and 25 µg amphotericin B (Sigma-Aldrich, Milan, Italy). The MEM was filtered using a 0.22 μm filter (Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh, Goettingen, Germany). Subsequently, 0.1 mL of each sample was added to 24-well plates (NuncTM, Thermo Scientific, Milan, Italy) containing Madin–Darby Bovine Kidney (MDBK) cell cultures with 10% fetal bovine serum (Euroclone S.p.A, Milan, Italy). The cells were provided by the Biobanking of Veterinary Resources (BVR, Brescia, Italy) and identified using the code BS CL 63. The plates were incubated at 37 °C in a 5% CO2 atmosphere for 7 days and were checked daily for the presence of a cytopathic effect (CPE) induced by BoAHV-1. Positive samples were confirmed using gB real-time PCR for the glycoprotein B (gB) gene of BoAHV-1 [24].
Subsequently, strain 16453/07 TN of BoAHV-1 was selected and used to infect MDBK cells. The infected cells were propagated in a cell culture flask of 75 cm2 (Corning, NY, USA). Uninfected MDBK cells were grown in a separate cell culture flask (Corning) of the same size and used as a negative control.
The virus was seeded 1 × 102.00 TCID50/mL in MEM and incubated for 1 h at 37 °C in a 5% CO2 atmosphere, followed by the addition of MEM plus 5% FBS. CPE was evaluated daily using an inverted microscope (Olympus IX51; Olympus, Milan, Italy). The flasks exhibiting 80–90% CPE were frozen at −80 °C. Subsequently, the contents of cell flasks were centrifuged (Centrifuge 5810 R) at 1250× g for 10 min at 4 °C following three freezing/thawing cycles.
The supernatant was collected and ultracentrifuged (Beckman Coulter, Inc., Indianapolis, CA, USA) at 16,000 rpm for 1.5 h at 4 °C in a Beckman 45 Ti rotor with a polycarbonate centrifuge bottle (Beckman Coulter, cat # 355654). The obtained pellet was suspended in 1 mL of MEM with 1× antibiotics (5000 U.I. Penicillin, 2500 U.I. Streptomycin, and 25 µg amphotericin B; Sigma-Aldrich) and stored at −80 °C.
DNA was extracted as described by Petrini et al. [21] and processed at the National Reference Center for Whole Genome Sequencing of Microbial Pathogens (GENPAT, Teramo, Italy) using an Illumina DNA Prep kit (Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA, USA). Sequencing was performed on Illumina’s next-generation sequencing NexSeq2000 platform (Illumina Inc.) using the NextSeq 1000/2000 P2 Reagent kit (300 cycles, 150 bp paired-end reads). After evaluating the quality of raw reads using FastQC v0.11.5 and trimming using Trimmomatic v0.36, the quality-filtered reads were depleted on the GENPAT platform (https://genpat.izs.it/cmdbuild/ui/#login, accessed on 26 April 2023). Subsequently, trimmed reads were mapped to the reference BoAHV-1 Cooper strain genome (GenBank Accession JX898220) using Snippy (version 4.5.1) (https://github.com/tseemann/snippy, accessed on 26 April 2023), and the consensus sequence was generated using iVar (version 1.3). Finally, the obtained consensus sequence and 51 complete BoAHV-1 genomes (including those reported mainly from the USA along with those from China, India, and Australia) available in NCBI (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/, accessed on 5 June 2023 Month Year) were used for phylogenetic analysis using Version 11 of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) software (https://www.megasoftware.net/, accessed on 8 June 2023).
3. Results
The ELISA results showed that all 12 serum samples tested positive for BRSV, whereas 11 of the 12 samples tested positive for BPI-3. No seropositivity was detected by BVDV ELISA. Neutralizing antibodies (NAs) against BoAHV-1 showed titers ranging from 1:2 to 1:256 and were recorded in only nine animals. The remaining three cattle tested negative for NAs. After 48–72 h of seeding, virological investigations revealed that 3 of the 12 samples exhibited shrunk or detached round and enlarged cells speculated as a herpesvirus. Subsequently, the virus was identified as BoAHV-1 using gB real-time PCR. In addition, bacteriological investigations identified four Mycoplasma bovis-positive samples (Table 1).
Approximately 8 million raw reads were obtained by whole-genome sequencing of BoAHV-1 (isolate 16453/07 TN; corresponding to sample Id.4 in Table 1), and after quality control and trimming, 7,436,870 reads were retained. Mapping of these reads with the reference BoAHV-1 Cooper strain genome produced a consensus sequence of 134,821 bp with an average vertical coverage of 1058 × and horizontal coverage of 99.5%. The complete genomic sequence of the isolate has been deposited in GenBank (accession number: OR211605). The BLAST analysis revealed a nucleotide identity >99% with all complete type 1.1 BoAHV-1 genomes. Furthermore, subsequent phylogenetic analysis using the complete BoAHV-1 genomes available in the NCBI database located the isolated strain among BoAHV-1 subtype 1.1, along with strains identified from the USA (Figure 1). Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis revealed a profile closely related to field isolates described to date [15,17,26] and dissimilar to the SNP pattern associated with vaccine viruses [15,17,26]. The strain 16453/07 TN of BoAHV-1 shared 23 unique SNPs (Table 2; denoted using asterisks) with genomes of reported non-vaccine-associated wild-type viruses [15,17]. In particular, the isolate characterized in this study showed an SNP profile more similar to that observed by D’Offay et al. [15] in the respiratory samples in comparision to the profile observedin the fetal samples.
4. Discussion
BoAHV-1 infection is considered one of the main causes of economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide and is associated with animal morbidity and restrictions on movement and trade. Currently, the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 [6] establishes the ground rules for surveillance programs, disease control strategies, and measures to be applied in cases of suspected and confirmed infections. Therefore, it is important to quickly identify and report on the circulation of IBR for granting and maintaining IBR-free zones in regions with IBR-free farms.
It is necessary to keep in mind that the virus was isolated in 2007 from sick beef cattle before IBR surveillance or eradication programs had been established in the Marche Region. Therefore, we speculate that BoAHV-1 infection may have arrived at the farm from the import of latently infected French animals, triggering an IBR outbreak. Subsequent epidemiological investigations did not demonstrate the spread of the virus to nearby farms because the infected farm was located in a mountainous area. Moreover, the nearest farms were more than 5 km from the outbreak site. These results are similar to those of Li et al. [26], who showed that 5.1 km is the distance from the outbreak where clinical cases of malignant catarrhal fever (FCM) caused by ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) can still be observed. Together, these results suggest that the environmental situation and distance of the other farms affected by the outbreak must have influenced the reduction in viral spread.
Furthermore, the NA titers were 1:4 in all three samples from which BoAHV-1 was isolated and confirmed by gB real-time PCR. The remaining animals showed titers ranging from 1:2 to 1:256 in the absence of virus isolation. These results highlight viral circulation at different stages of infection within the host population. An IBR disease outbreak involves a complex interaction between the virus and the host immune response. In particular, a low NA titer associated with viral excretion may indicate the end of the viremic phase and the beginning of the immune phase. These results are similar to those of previous studies on calves and water buffaloes challenge-infected with BoAHV-1 and Bubaline alphaherpesvirus 1, respectively [21,27]. In contrast, NA levels were increased up to 1:256 in the absence of viral excretion. These results are consistent with those reported by other authors [20,28] and can be interpreted as an active immune response to viremia.
The strain 16453/07 TN of BoAHV-1 has been used for challenge infections in calves and water buffaloes for the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of different marker vaccines. Additionally, the virus has been used in various studies to evaluate vaccine latency [20,21]. In all challenge infections with the BoAHV-1 strain 16453/07 TN, the animals exhibited nasal mucopurulent exudate, dyspnea, and cough. In addition, lesions consisting of pseudomembranes were observed in the nasal mucosa. The rectal temperatures of the challenge-infected animals increased up to 41.0–41.5 °C until post-challenge day (PCD) 8. Furthermore, the virus was excreted on PCD 2 with a high titer (106.24 TCID50/mL) [20] and was detected at 21.00 Ct using gB real-time PCR [21]. These results demonstrate that Koch’s postulates are valid. The virus responsible for the bovine respiratory syndrome was (i) isolated from cell cultures of sick animals, (ii) propagated on cell cultures, (iii) injected into different animals showing infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), and (iv) re-isolated from diseased animals [29].
In the present study, the complete genome sequence of BoAHV-1 (OR211605) was obtained from the 16453/07 TN isolate. BLAST analysis of the obtained sequence showed a nucleotide identity >99% with all complete type 1.1 BoAHV-1 genomes available in NCBI, as highlighted by phylogenetic analysis. SNP analysis demonstrated an association between variant profiles of BoAHV-1 16453_07 TN isolates and field samples sequenced and a difference from those of vaccine viruses and isolates from cases associated with vaccination [15,17,26]. A high nucleotide identity and similar SNP profile to samples isolated in other countries in the past few years confirm that BoAHV-1.1 is a genetically stable virus, although there are marked differences in the temporal, geographical, and disease-related origins of these wild-type viruses [12].
Routine studies and comparisons of viral genomes play an important role in determining the occurrence of recombination phenomena, which can lead to the creation of new viral forms with specific pathogenic characteristics [30]. Recombination is a mechanism of genetic variation in herpesviruses [31] that occurs during co-infection or during an infection that is delayed in a short interval of time. However, this type of recombination is not well known in nature. Several studies have shown that recombination can occur when two viral strains of the same herpesvirus species are inoculated [32,33]. Furthermore, herpesvirus recombination has been detected after primary infection or reactivation of latent viruses [34]. Several studies reported in China demonstrated the genetic recombination of different pseudorabies viruses, suggesting a zoonotic role by inducing eye disease, encephalitis, and endophthalmitis [35].
To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting the complete genome sequence of the causative agent of IBR in Italy. Further studies are needed to detect viral structural variants associated with BoAHV-1 that can influence the virulence, spread, and dynamics of infection.
5. Conclusions
In this study, we isolated and sequenced the complete genome of a BoAHV-1 strain isolated in 2007 from the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Umbria-Marche, Perugia, Italy. The virus was isolated from the nasal swabs of cattle with respiratory diseases. Whole-genome sequencing results show that the virus belonged to BoAHV-1 subtype 1.1.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, S.P. (Stefano Petrini) and C.C.; methodology, C.R. and V.C.; software, V.C., V.D.L., L.F.M. and B.S.; validation, C.R. and V.C.; formal analysis, V.C., V.D.L., L.F.M. and B.S.; investigation, E.T., E.R., G.C. and S.P. (Silvia Pirani); data curation, C.R., V.C., G.C. and S.P. (Silvia Pirani); writing—original draft preparation, S.P. (Stefano Petrini), C.R. and V.C.; writing—review and editing, S.P. (Stefano Petrini), C.C., M.G. and F.F. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research was supported by internal funds from the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Umbria-Marche in Perugia, Italy.
Institutional Review Board Statement
Not applicable.
Informed Consent Statement
Not applicable.
Data Availability Statement
In this study, all data analyzed were collected as part of routine diagnosis; therefore, according to national legislation, ethical approval and written informed consent were not required.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to Gigliola Canepa, University of Milan (Italy), for revising the language of the manuscript. The authors are also thankful to Claudia Pellegrini and Luigi Molinari for their technical support.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Figure 1.
Phylogenetic analysis of the strain 16453/07 TN of BoAHV-1 performed using the maximum likelihood method and the Tamura 3-parameter model, with 100 bootstrap replicates, including 51 nucleotide sequences available in NCBI.
Figure 1.
Phylogenetic analysis of the strain 16453/07 TN of BoAHV-1 performed using the maximum likelihood method and the Tamura 3-parameter model, with 100 bootstrap replicates, including 51 nucleotide sequences available in NCBI.
Table 1.
Serological and virological results of serum samples obtained from Charolais cattle with severe respiratory symptoms (n = 12).
Table 1.
Serological and virological results of serum samples obtained from Charolais cattle with severe respiratory symptoms (n = 12).
| SAMPLES Id. | IBR | BVDV | BPI−3 | BRSV | EBS ^ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELISA 1 | VN | VIRAL ISOLATION | ELISA 2 | ELISA 3 | ELISA 4 | ||
| 1 | − | 4 | + | − | − | + | + |
| 2 | + | 4 | + | − | + | + | + |
| 3 | + | − | − | − | + | + | + |
| 4 | + | 4 | + | − | + | + | + |
| 5 | + | 64 | − | − | + | + | − |
| 6 | − | 2 | − | − | + | + | − |
| 7 | − | 8 | − | − | + | + | − |
| 8 | − | − | − | − | + | + | − |
| 9 | + | − | − | − | + | + | − |
| 10 | + | 256 | − | − | + | + | − |
| 11 | + | 256 | − | − | + | + | − |
| 12 | + | 32 | − | − | + | + | − |
ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays; 1 IDEXX IBR gB X3 Ab (IDEXX, Westbrook, ME, USA); 2 IDEXX BVDV p80 Ab (Westbrook, ME, USA); 3 PRIMACHECK PI-3 Ab (Agrolabo S.p.A. Torino, Italy); 4 PRIMACHECK BRSV Ab (Agrolabo S.p.A., Torino, Italy); IBR, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis; BVDV, Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus; BPI-3, Bovine Parainfluenza-3; BRSV, Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus; VN, virus neutralization titer; ^ positive for Mycoplasma bovis.
Table 2.
Summary of single-nucleotide polymorphisms, insertions, and deletions detected in the genome of BoAHV-1 16453/07 TN isolate.
Table 2.
Summary of single-nucleotide polymorphisms, insertions, and deletions detected in the genome of BoAHV-1 16453/07 TN isolate.
| BoAHV-1 Genome GenBank JX898220 a | BoAHV1_Isolate_16453_07_CRNIBR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genes | Position b | Base | Substitutions/Indel | Substitutions/Indel Function |
| UL53 | 3466 | T | C * | missense_variant |
| UL52 | 4560 | C | T * | synonymous_variant |
| UL52 | 5282 | G | T * | missense_variant |
| UL52 | 5585 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL52 | 6096 | A | G | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 10,263 | C | T | intergenic_region |
| UL48 | 11,591 | G | A * | missense_variant |
| Intergenic | 14,295 | A | G * | intergenic_region |
| Intergenic | 14,298 | A | G * | intergenic_region |
| UL46 | 14,409 | G | A * | missense_variant |
| UL44 | 17,978 | G | A | synonymous_variant |
| UL42 | 20,390 | A | G | missense_variant |
| UL41 | 21,814 | G | A | synonymous_variant |
| UL39 | 23,908 | C | G * | synonymous_variant |
| UL39 | 25,768 | C | T * | synonymous_variant |
| UL37 | 28,401 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 31,891 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 32,339 | C | T * | synonymous_variant |
| UL36 | 34,165 | C | G | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 34,563 | G | A | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 38,831 | G | A | synonymous_variant |
| UL36 | 38,851 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 38,872 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 38,873 | A | G | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 38,893 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 39,011 | A | G | synonymous_variant |
| UL36 | 39,052 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL36 | 39,118 | T | TGACTCCGGCCCC | conservative_inframe_insertion |
| UL36 | 40,190 | G | A | synonymous_variant |
| UL35 | 41,010 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL32 | 43,445 | T | C | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 44,548 | T | TGCTCTC | intergenic_region |
| UL31 | 45,722 | G | T | synonymous_variant |
| UL30 | 46,420 | C | G | missense_variant |
| UL30 | 46,433 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| UL30 | 46,441 | G | C | missense_variant |
| UL30 | 48,353 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| UL29 | 50,436 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| UL29 | 50,601 | T | C | synonymous_variant |
| UL29 | 52,827 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 53,199 | AGG | A | intergenic_region |
| UL22 | 64,824 | G | A | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 67,242 | T | C | intergenic_region |
| UL21 | 68,148 | G | T | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 69,860 | C | T | intergenic_region |
| Intergenic | 69,914 | A | G * | intergenic_region |
| UL19 | 73,389 | G | A | missense_variant |
| UL17 | 76,554 | G | A | synonymous_variant |
| UL14 | 81,391 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| UL13 | 82,423 | A | G * | missense_variant |
| UL13 | 82,547 | A | G * | synonymous_variant |
| UL13 | 82,850 | G | A | synonymous_variant |
| UL13 | 82,894 | C | T * | missense_variant |
| UL12 | 83,734 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| UL12 | 84,022 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 84,765 | CGG | C | intergenic_region |
| UL9 | 87,138 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 88,668 | TCCC | T | intergenic_region |
| UL8 | 89,828 | T | G | missense_variant |
| Intergenic | 90,958 | A | G | intergenic_region |
| UL7 | 91,609 | C | T | missense_variant |
| UL6 | 91,928 | CGCGGCTGCGGCT | C | conservative_inframe_deletion |
| UL7 | 91,976 | CGCGGCT | C | conservative_inframe_deletion |
| UL8 | 92,740 | C | G | missense_variant |
| UL5 | 94,599 | C | T * | synonymous_variant |
| UL6 | 95,871 | T | C * | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 98,152 | A | G | intergenic_region |
| Intergenic | 98,173 | G | A * | intergenic_region |
| Intergenic | 98,175 | G | C * | intergenic_region |
| Intergenic | 98,177 | T | C * | intergenic_region |
| UL2 | 98,640 | T | C | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 99,062 | AA | GG | intergenic_region |
| UL0.5 | 100,236 | C | T * | missense_variant |
| Intergenic | 100,678 | G | A | intergenic_region |
| LR-ORF1 | 101,379 | G | C | missense_variant |
| LR-ORF2 | 101,405 | C | A | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 103,142 | GC | G | intergenic_region |
| US3 | 116,037 | A | G | missense_variant |
| US3 | 116,042 | A | G | missense_variant |
| US3 | 116,043 | A | G * | missense_variant |
| US3 | 116,045 | A | G * | missense_variant |
| US3 | 116,092 | A | AGAGCGAAAGCGG | conservative_inframe_insertion |
| US3 | 116,924 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| US6 | 119,361 | C | T | synonymous_variant |
| Intergenic | 120,109 | C | T | intergenic_region |
| US7 | 120,936 | A | G * | missense_variant |
| Intergenic | 123,367 | GC | G | intergenic_region |
| US9 | 123,507 | G | A | missense_variant |
a The reference genomic map is based on the complete BoAHV-1.1 Cooper genome (GenBank Accession JX898220). b Nucleotide position on the reference BoAHV-1 Cooper reference genome. * Nucleotides with an asterisk denote SNPs that are present in all BoAHV-1 wild-type viruses [15].
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