China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (1): 378-389.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2026.01.034

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Isolation, Identification and Genetic Evolution Analysis of PEDV Epidemic Strains in Heilongjiang Province

ZHANG Xinxin1(), ZHANG Yue1, CUI An1, LI Jinru1, ZHANG Yunjing1, HE Lixia1, YANG Guijun1, REN Yudong2(), LI Guangxing1()   

  1. 1.College of Veterinary Medicine,Northeast Agricultural University,Harbin 150030,China
    2.College of Electrical and Information,Northeast Agricultural University,Harbin 150030,China
  • Received:2025-06-27 Online:2026-01-05 Published:2025-12-26
  • Contact: REN Yudong, LI Guangxing E-mail:zhangxinxin617@163.com;ydren@neau.edu.cn;ligx@neau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective The purpose of this experiment was to isolate and identify the Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) strains in Heilongjiang province. Phylogenetic analysis based on the S and ORF3 gene sequences of PEDV isolates, genetic evolution analysis was conducted to enrich the existing PEDV materials, providing a reference basis for the prevention and control of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and the development of vaccines. Method Collect samples from suspected swine epidemic diarrhea cases in the pig farm, and use Vero-E6 cells for adaptive cultivation to obtain the virus, and isolate and identify the virus strains through RT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). S1, S2 and ORF3 genes of PEDV isolates were respectively amplified by PCR, and recombinant plasmids were constructed and sequenced for identification. The sequences of S and ORF3 genes of PEDV isolates were obtained. The nucleotide sequence similarities of S and ORF3 genes of the isolates were compared with those of 26 reference strains, and genetic evolutionary analysis was conducted to determine the subgroup of the isolated strains. Result PEDV isolates were cultured on Vero-E6 cells, and exhibited typical cytopathic effects, deformation and rounding, decreased refractivity, cell fusion, and followed by cell detachment and plaque formation. RT-PCR and IFA tests showed that specific bands of approximately 600 bp in size were amplified. After the isolated strains infected cells, they all reacted specifically with the PEDV N protein monoclonal antibody, indicating that the isolated strains were all PEDV, and were respectively named PEDV HLJ, HLJ2020 and HLJ2021 strains. Recombinant plasmids of S1, S2, and ORF3 genes of PEDV isolates were successfully constructed and sequenced to obtain the corresponding gene sequences. The results of nucleotide sequence similarity alignment and genetic evolutionary analysis indicated that the PEDV HLJ and HLJ2020 strains belonged to GⅠb subgroup, while PEDV HLJ2021 strain was classified into GⅡc subgroup. Conclusion In this study, 3 prevalent PEDV strains were successfully isolated from the small intestinal tissues of diarrhea pigs in Heilongjiang region. Among them, the isolated strains PEDV HLJ and PEDV HLJ2020 belonged to GⅠb subgroup, while the PEDV HLJ2021 strain belonged to GⅡc subgroup.

Key words: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV); isolation and identification; S gene; ORF3 gene; genetic evolution analysis

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