MUTANT STRAIN OF EUROPEAN PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VIRUS AND VACCINE COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to a mutant strain of European porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, in which silencing mutation is introduced into a specific site of the genome through codon pair deoptimization, and to a use thereof. The virus mutant strain provided by the present invention is attenuated and decreases in proliferative ability in pigs, compared to the wild-type strain and, as such, can be utilized as a vaccine for prevention of European porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.