Isolation and serotyping of animal rotaviruses and antigenic comparison with human rotaviruses. Brief report.
Rotaviruses were isolated from Australian farm animals (calf, pig and foal) with diarrhoea. Reciprocal cross neutralisation studies showed antigenic similarities with overseas animal strains and with human strains including a newly defined fifth human serotype.
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001315:Australia; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping; D006113:United Kingdom
D000956:Antigens, Viral