TY - JOUR
T1 - Torque teno virus (TTV) is highly prevalent in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa)
AU - Martínez, Laura
AU - Kekarainen, Tuija
AU - Sibila, Marina
AU - Ruiz-Fons, Francisco
AU - Vidal, Dolors
AU - Gortázar, Christian
AU - Segalés, Joaquim
PY - 2006/12/20
Y1 - 2006/12/20
N2 - The present study represents the first survey of Torque teno virus (TTV) prevalence in European wild boar (Sus scrofa). The prevalence of two distinct TTV genogroups in 178 Spanish wild boar sera from different geographic regions, management conditions, gender and age was determined by a nested PCR method. The overall prevalence of TTV genogroups was 84% (58% for genogroup 1 and 66% for genogroup 2), and differences between genogroup prevalence were observed depending on the geographical region analysed. Significantly higher prevalence for TTV genogroup 2 was found in fenced managed wild boar, juvenile animals and females. No other significant differences in TTV genogroup prevalence were observed. The phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences obtained from the untranslated region of selected samples revealed that the same TTV genogroups are infecting wild boar and domestic pig. The results indicate that TTV is apparently ubiquitous in European wild boar populations. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The present study represents the first survey of Torque teno virus (TTV) prevalence in European wild boar (Sus scrofa). The prevalence of two distinct TTV genogroups in 178 Spanish wild boar sera from different geographic regions, management conditions, gender and age was determined by a nested PCR method. The overall prevalence of TTV genogroups was 84% (58% for genogroup 1 and 66% for genogroup 2), and differences between genogroup prevalence were observed depending on the geographical region analysed. Significantly higher prevalence for TTV genogroup 2 was found in fenced managed wild boar, juvenile animals and females. No other significant differences in TTV genogroup prevalence were observed. The phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences obtained from the untranslated region of selected samples revealed that the same TTV genogroups are infecting wild boar and domestic pig. The results indicate that TTV is apparently ubiquitous in European wild boar populations. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Anellovirus
KW - European wild boar (Sus scrofa)
KW - Nested polymerase chain reaction
KW - Spain
KW - Torque teno virus (TTV)
U2 - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.07.022
DO - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.07.022
M3 - Article
SN - 0378-1135
VL - 118
SP - 223
EP - 229
JO - Veterinary Microbiology
JF - Veterinary Microbiology
ER -