Rotavirus 993/83, isolated from calf faeces, closely resembles an avian rotavirus.
Polypeptides from purified virions of the calf rotavirus (RV) isolate 993/83 and those from the pigeon RV isolate PO-13 comigrated on SDS-polyacrylamide gels. Two polypeptides of 45K and 47K were detected at the position of VP6. Both proteins behaved like authentic VP6 protein with EDTA and heat treatment. RV 993/83 and PO-13 showed identical one-dimensional peptide maps for VP2, and the 45K and 47K proteins. More than 70% of sera from German cattle older than 1 year showed neutralizing serum antibodies to RV 993/83 and RV PO-13.
Brüssow
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Nestlé Research Centre, Nestec Ltd., Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nakagomi
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Minamoto
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Eichhorn
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W
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral