Isolation of porcine respiratory coronavirus from pigs affected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

J Vet Med Sci. 1996 Apr;58(4):385-8. doi: 10.1292/jvms.58.385.

Abstract

Four cytopathogenic viruses were isolated in CPK cells derived from porcine kidneys from tonsils and lungs of 3 of 15 pigs affected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Physicochemically and morphologically, the isolates were similar to a coronavirus. The isolates were not distinguished from transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) by a neutralization test using polyclonal antibodies, but differentiated from TGEV by monoclonal antibodies capable of discriminating between TGEV and porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV), indicating that the isolates were PRCV. In a serological survey of 30 serum samples each collected from about 50 days old pigs in the 2 affected farms, 29 (97%) and 15 (50%) sera were positive for neutralizing antibody against the isolate with the titers ranging from 2 to 64, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Arterivirus / classification
  • Arterivirus / isolation & purification*
  • Arterivirus Infections / pathology
  • Arterivirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Arterivirus Infections / virology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Kidney / virology
  • Lung / virology*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Palatine Tonsil / virology*
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / pathology
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / veterinary
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / virology
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases*
  • Syndrome
  • Transmissible gastroenteritis virus / classification
  • Transmissible gastroenteritis virus / isolation & purification*
  • Transmissible gastroenteritis virus / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal