Abstract
An exogenous avian leukosis virus (ALV) strain SDAU09C1 was isolated in DF-1 cells from one of 240 imported 1-day-old white meat-type grand parent breeder chicks. Inoculation of SDAU09C1 in ALV-free chickens induced antibody reactions specific to subgroup A or B. But gp85 amino acid sequence comparisons indicated that SDAU09C1 fell into subgroup A; it had homology of 88.8%–90.3% to 6 reference strains of subgroup A, much higher compared to other subgroups including subgroup B. This is the first report for ALV of subgroup A isolated from imported breeders.
Key words: Avian leukosis virus(ALV), Subgroup A, Envelope gp85, Imported Chicken Breeders
Footnotes
Foundation items: This work was supported by a grant from Shandong province and a grant (#200803019) from the Ministry of Agriculture.
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