Table. 1.
The presence of FAdV strains in the examined Ross 308 broiler chicken flocks
| Flock from farm | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day old | 21 days old | 42 days old | |
| AO | not detected | not detected | not detected |
| P | not detected | not detected | not detected |
| AO&P | not detected | not detected | not detected |
| C | not detected | FAdVs 1/A and 5/B | not detected |
1 AO – flock given antibiotics in drinking water; P – flock given probiotic and prebiotic additives with vitamins and microelements in drinking water; AO&P – flock given antibiotics and probiotic and prebiotic additives with vitamins and microelements in drinking water; C – flock of controls given neither antibiotics nor probiotics, prebiotics vitamins or microelements; FAdVs – fowl adenoviruses
Table 2.
Pair-wise distance with overall mean distance
| MW353019-FAdV-5/B-I-Intestinum | |||||||||||||
| MW353018-FAdV-1/A-L-Liver | 2.556 | ||||||||||||
| 2.898 | 2.933 | ||||||||||||
| 2.264 | 2.499 | 0.585 | |||||||||||
| 2.769 | 2.716 | 0.495 | 0.411 | ||||||||||
| 2.814 | 2.554 | 0.565 | 0.616 | 0.610 | |||||||||
| 2.762 | 2.753 | 0.568 | 0.401 | 0.413 | 0.654 | ||||||||
| 2.760 | 2.810 | 0.611 | 0.343 | 0.427 | 0.655 | 0.413 | |||||||
| 2.892 | 2.870 | 0.515 | 0.380 | 0.384 | 0.623 | 0.158 | 0.414 | ||||||
| 2.880 | 2.591 | 0.597 | 0.325 | 0.428 | 0.627 | 0.406 | 0.049 | 0.409 | |||||
| 2.710 | 2.520 | 0.558 | 0.615 | 0.605 | 0.047 | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.621 | 0.627 | ||||
| 2.751 | 2.748 | 0.568 | 0.395 | 0.414 | 0.676 | 0.030 | 0.412 | 0.152 | 0.413 | 0.673 | |||
| 2.844 | 2.837 | 0.509 | 0.374 | 0.367 | 0.638 | 0.149 | 0.408 | 0.028 | 0.395 | 0.632 | 0.142 | ||
| 3.198 | 2.707 | 3.204 | 3.127 | 3.702 | 4.099 | 3.087 | 3.813 | 2.972 | 3.705 | 4.068 | 2.893 | 2.854 | |
Table 3.
Maximum composite likelihood estimate of the pattern of nucleotide substitution indicating differences in the nucleotide sequences of the examined strains
| A | T/U | C | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 6.58 | 6.92 | 15.17 |
| T/U | 5.55 | - | 10.50 | 7.53 |
| C | 5.55 | 9.98 | - | 7.53 |
| G | 11.18 | 6.58 | 6.92 | - |
Table 4.
Nucleotide codon composition of the 2 examined sequences and 12 sequences of adenovirus strains derived from the GenBank database
| T(U) | C | A | G | Total | T-1 | C-1 | A-1 | G-1 | Pos 1 | T-2 | C-2 | A-2 | G-2 | Pos 2 | T-3 | C-3 | A-3 | G-3 | Pos 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/A | 24.7 | 27.5 | 18.1 | 29.8 | 896.0 | 33 | 18.4 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 299.0 | 30 | 33.4 | 14.7 | 22.1 | 299.0 | 11 | 30.5 | 14.8 | 43.3 | 298.0 |
| 2/D | 26.0 | 24.9 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 899.0 | 32 | 16.7 | 24.7 | 27.0 | 300.0 | 33 | 32.7 | 16.0 | 18.7 | 300.0 | 14 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 38.5 | 299.0 |
| 3/D | 25.6 | 25.3 | 19.2 | 30.0 | 908.0 | 31 | 16.5 | 23.4 | 29.4 | 303.3 | 35 | 29.7 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 303.1 | 11 | 29.8 | 17.5 | 41.7 | 302.0 |
| MW353018-FAdV-1/A-L-Liver | 24.0 | 28.1 | 19.3 | 28.6 | 559.0 | 27 | 36.9 | 12.8 | 23.0 | 187.0 | 14 | 30.5 | 20.3 | 35.3 | 187.0 | 31 | 16.8 | 24.9 | 27.6 | 185.0 |
| MW353019-FAdV-5/B-I-Intestinum | 22.8 | 32.3 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 517.0 | 17 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 168.0 | 28 | 34.3 | 21.3 | 16.3 | 178.0 | 23 | 37.4 | 13.5 | 25.7 | 171.0 |
| 4/C | 23.4 | 26.1 | 17.8 | 32.7 | 884.0 | 34 | 15.6 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 295.0 | 29 | 30.5 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 295.0 | 7 | 32.3 | 12.2 | 48.3 | 294.0 |
| 5/B | 25.9 | 25.7 | 18.8 | 29.5 | 902.0 | 32 | 16.6 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 301.0 | 31 | 32.6 | 16.9 | 19.9 | 301.0 | 15 | 32.3 | 15.3 | 41.7 | 300.0 |
| 6/E | 27.5 | 24.1 | 20.9 | 27.6 | 896.0 | 33 | 17.4 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 299.0 | 33 | 30.8 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 299.0 | 16 | 28.0 | 20.1 | 39.6 | 298.0 |
| 7/E | 25.1 | 26.1 | 18.6 | 30.3 | 902.0 | 32 | 17.9 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 301.0 | 32 | 30.2 | 16.3 | 21.3 | 301.0 | 11 | 24.2 | 16.0 | 42.1 | 300.0 |
| 8a/E | 27.0 | 24.6 | 21.7 | 26.7 | 899.0 | 33 | 17.0 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 300.0 | 32 | 31.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 300.0 | 16 | 30.0 | 22.1 | 36.1 | 299.0 |
| 9/D | 23.6 | 26.1 | 17.8 | 32.5 | 884.0 | 34 | 15.6 | 22.7 | 28.1 | 295.0 | 29 | 31.2 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 295.0 | 9 | 25.4 | 11.9 | 48.0 | 294.0 |
| 10/C | 25.9 | 25.7 | 18.7 | 29.6 | 902.0 | 32 | 17.3 | 23.6 | 27.2 | 301.5 | 31 | 32.2 | 16.6 | 20.3 | 301.0 | 15 | 31.6 | 16.0 | 41.3 | 300.0 |
| 11/D | 25.1 | 25.9 | 17.9 | 31.1 | 898.0 | 31 | 18.0 | 23.7 | 27.0 | 300.0 | 32 | 30.7 | 16.0 | 21.7 | 300.0 | 12 | 27.7 | 14.1 | 44.6 | 298.0 |
| 8b/E | 25.9 | 25.6 | 20.3 | 28.2 | 898.0 | 32 | 17.0 | 24.7 | 26.7 | 300.0 | 32 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 18.3 | 300.0 | 14 | 29.2 | 20.1 | 39.6 | 298.0 |
| Avg. | 25.3 | 26.0 | 19.4 | 29.3 | 846.0 | 31 | 18.3 | 23.8 | 26.6 | 292.1 | 31 | 31.6 | 17.2 | 20.6 | 282.8 | 14 | 28.2 | 17.1 | 40.7 | 281.1 |
1 Pos 1, Pos 2, Pos 3 – number of nucleotides in the sequences tested in the first, second, and third codon positions, respectively. The total number of nucleotides of tested strain sequences and the number of them at the codon positions are indicated by underlining. Sequences obtained from the studies are indicated in bold
Table 5.
Analysis of the number of successive codons and relative synonymous codon usage
| Codon | Count | RSCU | Codon | Count | RSCU | Codon | Count | RSCU | Codon | Count | RSCU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUU(F) | 18 | 0.8 | UCU(S) | 21.9 | 0.84 | UAU(Y) | 9.6 | 0.63 | UGU(C) | 13.7 | 0.72 |
| UUC(F) | 26.9 | 1.2 | UCC(S) | 35.4 | 1.36 | UAC(Y) | 20.8 | 1.37 | UGC(C) | 24.4 | 1.28 |
| UUA(L) | 11.4 | 0.64 | CA(S) | 17.7 | 0.68 | UAA(*) | 12.5 | 0.84 | UGA(*) | 15.4 | 1.03 |
| UUG(L) | 29.2 | 1.63 | UCG(S) | 42.3 | 1.63 | UAG(*) | 16.8 | 1.13 | UGG(W) | 20.2 | 1.00 |
| CUU(L) | 10.9 | 0.61 | CCU(P) | 17.5 | 0.69 | CAU(H) | 11.3 | 0.99 | CGU(R) | 17.4 | 0.79 |
| CUC(L) | 23.6 | 1.32 | CCC(P) | 28.9 | 1.15 | CAC(H) | 11.4 | 1.01 | CGC(R) | 29.4 | 1.33 |
| CUA(L) | 7.8 | 0.43 | CCA(P) | 17.4 | 0.69 | CAA(Q) | 11.9 | 0.88 | CGA(R) | 18.2 | 0.83 |
| CUG(L) | 24.6 | 1.38 | CCG(P) | 37.1 | 1.47 | CAG(Q) | 15.1 | 1.12 | CGG(R) | 27.1 | 1.23 |
| AUU(I) | 11.3 | 0.86 | ACU(T) | 12.2 | 0.57 | AAU(N) | 9.9 | 0.65 | AGU(S) | 14.1 | 0.54 |
| AUC(I) | 19.8 | 1.51 | ACC(T) | 25.9 | 1.2 | AAC(N) | 20.6 | 1.35 | AGC(S) | 24.6 | 0.95 |
| AUA(I) | 8.2 | 0.63 | ACA(T) | 15.3 | 0.71 | AAA(K) | 17.9 | 0.94 | AGA(R) | 16.5 | 0.75 |
| AUG(M) | 22.1 | 1 | ACG(T) | 32.9 | 1.52 | AAG(K) | 20.1 | 1.06 | AGG(R) | 23.4 | 1.06 |
| GUU(V) | 15.5 | 0.73 | GCU(A) | 21.5 | 0.83 | GAU(D) | 11.4 | 0.68 | GGU(G) | 20.0 | 0.81 |
| GUC(V) | 25.6 | 1.21 | GCC(A) | 31.3 | 1.21 | GAC(D) | 21.9 | 1.32 | GGC(G) | 26.9 | 1.09 |
| GUA(V) | 14.4 | 0.68 | GCA(A) | 16.3 | 0.63 | GAA(E) | 19.6 | 0.94 | GGA(G) | 26.5 | 1.07 |
| GUG(V) | 29 | 1.37 | GCG(A) | 34.6 | 1.34 | GAG(E) | 22.1 | 1.06 | GGG(G) | 15.2 | 1.02 |
Table 6.
Maximum likelihood indicated in 24 different nucleotide sequences of the examined strains, with their substitutions indicated
| Nucleotide sequence | Parameters | Substitution | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIC | AICc | InL | (+I) | (+G) | R | f(A) | f(T) | f(C) | f(G) | ||||
| T92+G+I | 29 | 9,817.521 | 9,619.014 | −4,780.382 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 1.25 | 0.228 | 0.228 | 0.272 | 0.272 | ||
| HKY+G+I | 31 | 9,828.001 | 9,615.822 | −4,776.768 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 1.29 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| TN93+G+I | 32 | 9,830.888 | 9,611.875 | −4,773.785 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 1.33 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| K2+G+I | 28 | 9,853.291 | 9,661.621 | −4,802.694 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| GTR+G+I | 35 | 9,853.608 | 9,614.092 | −4,771.865 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 1.33 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| T92+G | 28 | 9,875.288 | 9,683.618 | −4,813.693 | n/a | 1.33 | 1.01 | 0.228 | 0.228 | 0.272 | 0.272 | ||
| KHY+G | 30 | 9,887.801 | 9,682.458 | −4,811.096 | n/a | 1.32 | 1.02 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| T93+G | 31 | 9,893.237 | 9,681.058 | −4,809.387 | n/a | 1.33 | 1.02 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| JC+G+I | 27 | 9,902.143 | 9,717.311 | −4,831.547 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| K2+G | 27 | 9,905.582 | 9,720.750 | −4,833.267 | n/a | 1.37 | 0.98 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| CTR+G | 34 | 9,909.610 | 9,676.927 | −4,804.292 | n/a | 1.32 | 1.02 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| JC+G | 26 | 9,945.931 | 9,767.937 | −4,857.868 | n/a | 1.41 | 0.50 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| T92 | 27 | 10,086.086 | 9,901.254 | −4,923.519 | n/a | n/a | 0.98 | 0.228 | 0.228 | 0.272 | 0.272 | ||
| T92+I | 28 | 10,090.277 | 9,898.607 | −4,921.187 | 0.01 | n/a | 1.02 | 0.228 | 0.228 | 0.272 | 0.272 | ||
| HKY | 29 | 10,103.858 | 9,904.644 | −4,923.197 | n/a | n/a | 0.50 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| K2 | 26 | 10,104.355 | 9,925.864 | −4,936.831 | n/a | n/a | 0.85 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| HKI+I | 30 | 10,107.250 | 9,899.012 | −4,919.373 | 0.02 | n/a | 0.87 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| TN93 | 30 | 10,108.001 | 9,901.711 | −4,920.722 | n/a | n/a | 0.86 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| K2+I | 27 | 10,111.923 | 9,922.418 | −4,934.100 | 0.01 | n/a | 0.86 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| TN93+I | 31 | 10,113.216 | 9,895.822 | −4,916.768 | 0.02 | n/a | 0.87 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| GTR | 33 | 10,111.923 | 9,886.075 | −4,909.876 | n/a | n/a | 0.87 | 0.290 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| GTR+I | 34 | 10,113.216 | 9,880.533 | −4,906.095 | 0.02 | n/a | 0.87 | 0.209 | 0.247 | 0.260 | 0.283 | ||
| JC | 25 | 10,130.574 | 9,959.419 | −4,954.616 | n/a | n/a | 0.50 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| JC+I | 26 | 10,136.144 | 9,958.150 | −4,952.975 | 0.01 | n/a | 0.50 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||
| Nucleotide sequence | Parameters | Substitution | |||||||||||
| r(AT) | r(AC) | r(AG) | r(TA) | r(TC) | r(TG) | r(CA) | r(CT) | r(CG) | r(GA) | r(GT) | r(GC) | ||
| T92+G+I | 29 | 0.050 | 0.060 | 0.152 | 0.050 | 0.152 | 0.060 | 0.050 | 0.127 | 0.060 | 0.127 | 0.050 | 0.060 |
| HKY+G+I | 31 | 0.054 | 0.056 | 0.160 | 0.045 | 0.147 | 0.061 | 0.045 | 0.140 | 0.061 | 0.118 | 0.054 | 0.056 |
| TN93+G+I | 32 | 0.053 | 0.055 | 0.202 | 0.044 | 0.115 | 0.600 | 0.044 | 0.110 | 0.060 | 0.149 | 0.053 | 0.055 |
| K2+G+I | 28 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.136 | 0.057 | 0.136 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.136 | 0.057 | 0.136 | 0.057 | 0.057 |
| GTR+G+I | 35 | 0.055 | 0.043 | 0.201 | 0.047 | 0.116 | 0.049 | 0.034 | 0.111 | 0.080 | 0.148 | 0.043 | 0.073 |
| T92+G | 28 | 0.057 | 0.068 | 0.137 | 0.057 | 0.137 | 0.068 | 0.057 | 0.115 | 0.068 | 0.115 | 0.057 | 0.068 |
| KHY+G | 30 | 0.061 | 0.064 | 0.144 | 0.051 | 0.132 | 0.070 | 0.051 | 0.126 | 0.070 | 0.106 | 0.061 | 0.064 |
| T93+G | 31 | 0.061 | 0.064 | 0.168 | 0.051 | 0.112 | 0.070 | 0.051 | 0.106 | 0.070 | 0.124 | 0.061 | 0.064 |
| JC+G+I | 27 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 |
| K2+G | 27 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.124 | 0.063 | 0.124 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.124 | 0.063 | 0.124 | 0.063 | 0.063 |
| CTR+G | 34 | 0.052 | 0.050 | 0.168 | 0.044 | 0.112 | 0.061 | 0.040 | 0.107 | 0.098 | 0.124 | 0.053 | 0.090 |
| JC+G | 26 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 |
| T92 | 27 | 0.061 | 0.073 | 0.126 | 0.061 | 0.126 | 0.073 | 0.061 | 0.106 | 0.073 | 0.106 | 0.061 | 0.073 |
| T92+I | 28 | 0.061 | 0.073 | 0.127 | 0.061 | 0.127 | 0.073 | 0.061 | 0.106 | 0.073 | 0.106 | 0.061 | 0.073 |
| HKY | 29 | 0.066 | 0.069 | 0.132 | 0.056 | 0.121 | 0.076 | 0.056 | 0.115 | 0.076 | 0.097 | 0.066 | 0.069 |
| K2 | 26 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 0.057 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 0.067 |
| HKI+I | 30 | 0.066 | 0.069 | 0.133 | 0.056 | 0.122 | 0.075 | 0.056 | 0.116 | 0.075 | 0.098 | 0.066 | 0.069 |
| TN93 | 30 | 0.066 | 0.069 | 0.151 | 0.056 | 0.105 | 0.076 | 0.056 | 0.100 | 0.076 | 0.111 | 0.066 | 0.069 |
| K2+I | 27 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 0.115 | 0.083 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 0.067 |
| TN93+I | 31 | 0.066 | 0.069 | 0.152 | 0.056 | 0.104 | 0.075 | 0.056 | 0.099 | 0.075 | 0.112 | 0.066 | 0.069 |
| GTR | 33 | 0.048 | 0.052 | 0.153 | 0.041 | 0.106 | 0.070 | 0.042 | 0.101 | 0.110 | 0.113 | 0.061 | 0.101 |
| GTR+I | 34 | 0.048 | 0.053 | 0.154 | 0.041 | 0.106 | 0.069 | 0.043 | 0.101 | 0.110 | 0.113 | 0.060 | 0.102 |
| JC | 25 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 |
| JC+I | 26 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 |

Fig 1.
The constructed phylogenetic tree based on nucleotide sequences of Loop L1 region HVR1-4 of the hexon gene of fowl adenoviruses isolate obtained in the present investigation and submitted to GenBank
* – Polish strains of FAdVs