A subgroup J avian leukosis virus (AVL-J), designated as ZH-08, was isolated from a breeder flock in Guangdong province with a novel hemangioma case. The identification results of ELISA test, PCR and immunofluoresecence assay (IFA) specific for ALV-J were all positive. Based on the public full-length proviral genome sequence of ALV-J prototype strain HPRS-103, three pairs of primers were synthesized. The full-length proviral genome sequence of ZH-08 isolate is 7597 bp, which has a little difference with that of published full-length genome sequences, but its organization corresponds with typical retroviral genome structure; and known oncogenes were not included in its genome. According to the gp85 sequence comparison of ZH-08 isolate with those of the other reference strains in China and abroad, the highest similarity (93.7%) was with the YZ9901 isolate. Phylogenetic analysis, based on the gp85 gene, showed that the ZH-08 isolated here had the closest linkage to the SD07LK1 isolate. This study provides the basis for the biological characterization and pathogenesis research of the ZH-08 isolate.
ZHANG Xiao-tao SHI Wei-wei LIU Hong-bo ZHANG He-nan LIAO Ming XIN Chao-an CAO Wei-sheng
