title: Molecular detection of kobuviruses and recombinant noroviruses in cattle in continental Europe.
abstract: Two genotypes (Jena and Newbury2) and two intergenotype recombinant strains have been recognized in bovine noroviruses. Several studies have shown an apparent predominance of bovine infection with Newbury2-related (genotype 2) strains. Bovine stool samples were screened with two primer pairs targeting both the polymerase and the capsid genes. Among the predominant genotype 2 sequences, two were genetically related to the recombinant strain Thirsk10. The detection of sequences genetically related to Thirsk10, together with the very low rate of detection of Jena-related sequences, characterized the bovine norovirus population in Belgium, a representative region of continental Europe. Unexpectedly, bovine kobuvirus-related sequences were also amplified, extending their distribution area in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Virology and Viral Diseases, Department of Parasitic and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauroy
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scipioni
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mathijs
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thys
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thiry
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D016679:Genome, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D052699:Kobuvirus / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029322:Norovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D016865:Reassortant Viruses / Q000235:genetics*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins