ABSTRACT
The seroprevalence of B Virus (BV, Macacine herpesvirus 1) in bred cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) in Cambodia was investigated. Blood samples were collected by venous puncture between 2007 and 2011, and a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit was used to detect IgG antibodies against BV. A total of 1710 blood samples were examined, and the overall prevalence of BV antibodies was 33.92% (580/1710). The young adult (2-6 years) monkeys had a seroprevalence of 30.57% (497/1626), and the older (>7 years) monkeys had a seroprevalence of 98.81% (83/84). The present investigation revealed that the prevalence of BV antibodies in bred cynomolgus monkeys was highly correlated with their age, with higher prevalence in older monkeys in Cambodia.
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Herpesviridae Infections/veterinary , Herpesviridae/classification , Monkey Diseases/virology , Aging , Animals , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Breeding , Cambodia/epidemiology , Herpesviridae Infections/epidemiology , Herpesviridae Infections/virology , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Macaca fascicularis , Monkey Diseases/epidemiology , Seroepidemiologic StudiesABSTRACT
TSO18 gene was subcloned into the Pichia pastoris expression vector pPIC9K. The recombinant plasmid pPIC9K-TSO18 was transformed into P. pastoris GS115 by electroporation so that the plasmid will be integrated with chromosome of P. pastoris. The P. pastoris strains containing multi-copy recombinant were screened by G418 and induced by methanol. The expression product was analyzed by SDS-PAGE, Western blot, deglycosylation, and purified by Sephadex column, and was used to immunize mice. The results indicated that the target protein was efficiently expressed in P. pastoris, and glycosylated moderately, and had immunological activity. In a 5 liter fermentor, the expression level of the target protein was up to 2.54 mg/mL. These results will benefit for the development of genetically engineering vaccine.
