Lapine rotaviruses of the genotype P[22] are widespread in Italian rabbitries.
An epidemiological survey was carried out to investigate the distribution of the VP7 and VP4 specificities of lapine rotaviruses (LRVs) in rabbitries from different geographical regions of Italy. Almost all the strains were characterized as P[22],G3, confirming the presence of the newly-recognized rotavirus P[22] VP4 allele in Italian rabbits. Only one P[14],G3 LRV strain was identified and two samples contained a mixed (P[14] + [22],G3) rotavirus infection. All the LRV strains analyzed exhibited a genogroup I VP6 specificity and a long dsRNA electropherotype. However, one of the P[14],G3 strains possessed a super-short pattern. Altogether, these data highlight the epidemiological relevance of the P[22] LRVs in Italian rabbitries.
Martella
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Department of Animal Health and Well-Being, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy. v.martella@veterinaria.uniba.it
Ciarlet
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M
Lavazza
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A
Camarda
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A
Lorusso
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E
Terio
V
V
Ricci
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D
Cariola
F
F
Gentile
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M
Cavalli
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A
Camero
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M
Decaro
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N
Buonavoglia
C
C
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000821:virology*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral; C060339:VP4 protein, Rotavirus; C050779:VP7 protein, Rotavirus; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins