Table 2.
Glycoprotein gene sizes of different isolates of avian metapneumovirus subtype C at different cell culture passage levels
| No. | Virus designation | Passage level CEF/Vero | Size of glycoprotein gene RT-PCR product (kbp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | aMPV/Colorado/Turkey/1996 | CEFp6 | 1.8 |
| 1b | aMPV/Colorado/Turkey/1996 | CEFp6; Verop7 | 0.8 |
| 2a | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/1a/1997 | CEFp5 | 1.8 |
| 2b | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/1a/1997 | CEFp5; Verop7 | 0.8 |
| 3 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/1b/1997 | CEFp5 | 1.8 |
| 4a | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/2a/1997 | CEFp5 | 1.8 |
| 4b | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/2a/1997 | CEFp5; Verop13 | 0.8 |
| 5 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/2b/1997 | CEFp5 | 1.8 |
| 6 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/4a/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 7 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/4b/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 8 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/4c/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 9 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/5/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 10 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/6/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 11 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/7/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 12 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/8/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 13 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/9/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 14 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/10/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 15 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/11/1999 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 16 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/13/2000 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 17 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/14/2001 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 18 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/16/2000 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 19 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/17/2000 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 20 | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/18/2000 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 21a | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/19/2003 | CEFp5 | 0.8 |
| 21b | aMPV/Minnesota/Turkey/19/2003 | CEFp5; Verop7 | 0.8 |