Etiological Detection of GyV3 in Some Farms of Fujian Province and Analysis on Its VP2 Gene
In order to investigate the prevalence and VP2 gene variation of gyrovirus 3(GyV3)in chicken farms in Fujian Province in 2021,365 suspected samples of glandular stomach infected with GyV3 were collected from 36 farms in Nanping,Longyan and Fuzhou cities to detect GyV3 nucleic acid by PCR. The results showed that 55 positive samples were detected,with a positive rate of 15.06%. It was found that,by sequence analysis of VP2 gene in 5 GyV3 positive samples,their homology of nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of VP2 gene were from 98.6% to 99.9% and 98.3% to 100%,respectively,from 98.3% to 99.2% and 97.5% to 99.2% with those of the reference Shandong broiler strain SDAU-1 and Brazil domestic chicken strain,respectively,all of which belonged to the small branch of GyV3 in group A. In conclusion,GyV3 was prevalent in the farms across the province,and stable genetic sequence was observed in its VP2 gene,which could be used as the first choice for epidemiological surveillance over GyV3 infection. A theoretical basis was thereby provided for future researches on GyV3.