title: Detection and molecular characterization of porcine enteric calicivirus in Korea, genetically related to sapoviruses.
abstract: Porcine enteric calicivirus (PECV) shares morphological and genetical similarities with Sapoviruses (SVs), which are the leading cause of epidemic, non-bacterial gastroenteritis in children worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of PECV infection in pig farms in Korea, and to compare the evolutionary inter-relationships between Korean PECVs and other caliciviruses. Among 102 diarrhoeic faecal samples of sucking (n = 50) and weaned (n = 52) piglets from 31 different farms in Korea, five samples (4.9%) were detected positive by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR), but nine (8.8%) by nested-PCR. Furthermore, we found that Korean PECVs are closely related to SVs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D007723:Korea; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral