Abstract
Thirty-three pestiviruses isolated from bovines on different farms in Chile were characterized at the molecular level. The 5′-untranslated region (5′UTR) of the isolates was amplified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and subsequently digested with restriction enzymes (RE) Bgl I, Xho I and Pst I. Furthermore, the isolates were amplified by differential RT-PCR, which selectively amplified bovine viral diarrhea virus type 2 (BVDV-2) but not bovine viral diarrhea virus type 1 (BVDV-1). Of the 33 isolates, 16 were classified as BVDV-1 and 17 as BVDV-2. Phylogenetic analysis of the PCR-amplified fragments from 14 isolates showed the presence of viruses belonging to the BVDV-1a, BVDV-1b, BVDV-1c, and BVDV-2 types. Antigenicity of some viruses belonging to both genotypes was studied by cross-seroneutralization, revealing great antigenic differences among them. It is concluded that BVDV viruses circulating in Chile are genetically and antigenically heterogeneous, comprising isolates of genogroups 1 and 2.
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