Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 2149-2159.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.10.09

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Isolation and identification of goose astrovirus in Zhejiang Province, China, and preparation of polyclone antibodies against capside protein

ZHU Yinchu1(), WANG Hongyu1,2, YUN Tao1, HUA Jionggang1, YE Weicheng1, NI Zheng1, CHEN Liu1, ZHANG Cun1,*()   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2021-07-26 Online:2022-10-25 Published:2022-10-26
  • Contact: ZHANG Cun

Abstract:

Goose astrovirus (GAstV) is an important pathogen in gosling, which causes viscera gout and death and leads to huge economic loss in the gosling-breeding industry in China. In the present study, a total of 30 gosling samples were collected from Zhejiang Province, China, and were identified by RT-PCR and pathogen isolation and sequencing. The prokaryotic expression plasmid pET-28a-ORF2 was constructed and transformed into BL21 strain for expression of the recombinant protein with induction. The results showed that all samples had typical viscera gout symptoms and were positive for goose astrovirus. Some samples were infected by two different genotypes of goose astrovirus. Strains ZJC14 and ZJLD20 were isolated from goose embryos. ZJLD20 could stably proliferate in both goose embryos and LMH cells, but ZJC14 could not adapt to LMH cell. ZJC14 and ZJLD20 were relatively distantly related. ZJC14 belonged to the genotype of GAstV-Ⅰ, yet ZJLD20 belonged to the genotype of GAstV-Ⅱ. The recombinant protein was purified and used to immunize rabbit for preparation of polyclonal antibodies. The prepared polyclonal antibodies could effectively bind to the protein. In addition, indirect immunofluorescence and Western-blot test results showed that the polyclonal antibody from the ZJLD20 capsid protein could effectively recognize the virus replicated in LMH. These findings would benefit the further study of the pathogenicity of GAstV. Meanwhile, the prepared capsid protein and polyclonal antibody would lay foundation for the development of diagnostic reagents for goose astrovirus infection.

Key words: goose astrovirus, isolation and identification, capside protein, prokaryotic expression, polyclonal antibody

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