title: Isolation of reovirus type 2 from diarrheal feces of pigs.
abstract: Reoviruses designated as OS-320 to OS-324 were isolated from a total of 5 fecal specimens from 3 with diarrhea and 2 apparently healthy pigs aged 3 months. The serotype of these isolates was determined as reovirus type 2 by cross neutralizing tests. Furthermore, the results of hemagglutination test suggested the isolates were different from the other reoviruses. A survey of neutralizing antibody against reoviruses showed type 2 virus was widely prevalent among pigs in Okayama Prefecture. This paper is the first report of the isolation of reovirus type 2 from pigs.
authors.affiliation: Okayama Prefectural Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukutomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanekata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D018165:Orthoreovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012016:Reference Values; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D012703:Serotyping; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral