| subacute effects of respiratory syncytial virus infection on lung function in lambs. | we examined the effects of ovine respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) infection on lung mechanics, lung histology, and airway reactivity in lambs. nine lambs were inoculated with ovine rsv and seven control lambs with normal saline or viral media. serum neutralization titers were obtained prior to and 3 weeks post-inoculation (pi). open lung biopsies were performed 1 and 3 weeks pi. lung mechanics including dynamic compliance (cdyn), resistance of the lung (rl), and functional residual capacity (fr ... | 1991 | 1923668 |
| nucleotide sequence analysis of the non-structural ns1 (1c) and ns2 (1b) protein genes of bovine respiratory syncytial virus. | the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the non-structural (ns) protein genes of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (brsv) strain a51908 were determined. the ns1 and ns2 genes were 524 and 489 nucleotides long with single open reading frames, encoding polypeptides of 136 and 124 amino acids, respectively. comparison of the ns1 gene of brsv with the corresponding sequences of ovine respiratory syncytial virus (orsv) and human respiratory syncytial virus (hrsv) subgroups a and b reveale ... | 1995 | 7844532 |
| molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the phosphoprotein, nucleocapsid protein, matrix protein and 22k (m2) protein of the ovine respiratory syncytial virus. | respiratory syncytial viruses (rsvs) cause serious respiratory tract disease in infants and children worldwide and similar disease in calves. strains have been isolated from other ruminant animals such as sheep and goats, but these viruses have not been characterized at the molecular level. in this study, we report the cloning and sequencing of four structural genes coding for the phosphoprotein, nucleocapsid (n) protein, matrix (m) protein and 22k protein of an ovine rsv strain. comparisons of ... | 1994 | 7996153 |
| nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence analysis of the ovine respiratory syncytial virus non-structural 1c and 1b genes and the small hydrophobic protein gene. | respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) infects humans and cattle causing serious respiratory tract disease in both. the genome of the human and bovine rsv (hrsv and brsv) codes for two non-structural and eight structural proteins. rsv has also been isolated from naturally infected sheep, but the genome of the ovine rsv (orsv) has not been characterized and nor has the virus host range been identified. here we report on the cloning and sequencing of the two non-structural 1c and 1b genes and of the sm ... | 1994 | 8113762 |
| analysis of the ovine respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) g glycoprotein gene defines a subgroup of ungulate rsv. | respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) has been isolated from sheep suffering from respiratory tract disease. since the greatest differences between bovine rsv and human rsv are found on the attachment g protein, we have determined the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the g gene of ovine rsv. the latter contained 838 nucleotides and had a major open reading frame encoding a protein of 263 residues, and shared 73% nucleotide sequence identity with that of bovine rsv. the deduced amino ac ... | 1993 | 8277288 |
| nucleotide sequence analysis of the ovine respiratory syncytial virus g glycoprotein gene. | respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) infects humans and animals including ruminants. among the 10 genes coded for in the viral genome, the putative attachment glycoprotein g gene has been the most variable among strains. human rsv have been divided to two subgroups based on immunological and base sequence data on the attachment glycoprotein g and its gene, respectively. it has been suggested that similar antigenic diversity also exists among bovine rsv (brsv) isolates. in this study, we report on t ... | 1993 | 8372453 |
| type-specific serologic diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection, based on a synthetic peptide of the attachment protein g. | peptides deduced from the central hydrophobic region (residues 158-189) of the g protein of bovine and ovine respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) and of human rsv subtypes a and b were synthesized. these peptides were used to develop elisas to measure specifically antibodies against these types and subtypes of rsv. we have evaluated the bovine rsv-g peptide in both an indirect elisa and in a blocking elisa. specificity and sensitivity, relative to a routine diagnostic elisa that detects antibodies ... | 1996 | 8699029 |
| expression and characterisation of the ovine respiratory syncytial virus (orsv) g protein for use as a diagnostic reagent. | respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) causes severe lower respiratory tract infection in children and calves. antibodies to ovine rsv (orsv) are common in sheep, but the clinical disease is not well defined. there is no report of orsv infection in australian sheep although respiratory distress syndrome has been described. this discrepancy may be due to the lack of a suitable diagnostic test. in this report, we have characterised the orsv g protein in an attempt to study its relatedness to human and ... | 1999 | 10543382 |
| rescue of a bovine respiratory syncytial virus genomic rna analog by bovine, human and ovine respiratory syncytial viruses confirms the "functional integrity" and "cross-recognition" of brsv cis-acting elements by hrsv and orsv. | the nucleotide sequences of the 3' leader and 5' trailer regions were determined for genomic rna of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (brsv) strain a-51908. the leader and trailer sequences are '45' and '161' nucleotides in length, respectively. the functionality of brsv leader and trailer sequences and their recognition by hrsv and ovine respiratory syncytial virus (orsv) proteins were examined with a in vitro transcribed brsv genomic rna analog carrying the bacterial chloramphenicol acetyl tr ... | 1999 | 10550670 |
| evolution of bovine respiratory syncytial virus. | until now, the analysis of the genetic diversity of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (brsv) has been based on small numbers of field isolates. in this report, we determined the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of regions of the nucleoprotein (n protein), fusion protein (f protein), and glycoprotein (g protein) of 54 european and north american isolates and compared them with the sequences of 33 isolates of brsv obtained from the databases, together with those of 2 human respiratory ... | 2000 | 11044116 |
| the ovine respiratory syncytial virus f gene sequence and its diagnostic application. | ruminant respiratory syncytial viruses (rsvs) are classified into 2 subgroups, ovine rsv and bovine rsv. although ovine rsv infects cattle, its contribution to bovine respiratory tract disease has not been established, which is an important issue for vaccine development in cattle. diagnosis by virus isolation or serology has low or variable sensitivity and/or specificity and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) has been recommended as a rapid and sensitive technique for rsv detection. a simple proced ... | 2001 | 11724134 |