Genomic characterization of porcine rotaviruses in Italy.
A total of 23 rotavirus strains isolated from pigs were analyzed. Twenty strains had been isolated from diarrheic piglets from an outbreak that occurred in northern Italy in 1983. Three strains had been isolated in 1984 from swine herds located in distinct areas of northern Italy. All 23 strains were characterized as type G6P[5] by PCR. The isolation from piglets of rotaviruses displaying typical bovine G- and P-type specificities points out the high frequency of rotavirus transmission between cattle and pigs.
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Department of Health and Animal Well-Being, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. v.martella@veterinaria.uniba.it
Pratelli
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Greco
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Tempesta
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Ferrari
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Losio
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Buonavoglia
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D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D001483:Base Sequence; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000821:virology; D002460:Cell Line; D004279:DNA, Viral; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral; C060339:VP4 protein, Rotavirus; C050779:VP7 protein, Rotavirus