title: Prevalence study and phylogenetic analysis of group C porcine rotavirus in the Czech Republic revealed a high level of VP6 gene heterogeneity within porcine cluster I1.
abstract: Group C rotavirus (RVC) has been described to be a causative agent of gastroenteritis in humans and animals. In the current study, the presence of porcine RVC was confirmed in 25.6 % of 293 porcine faecal samples collected from seven Czech farms. A significantly larger (p < 0.05) number of RVC-positive samples was detected in groups of finisher pigs and post-weaning piglets (4-12 weeks of age). Phylogenetic analysis of nine RVC-positive Czech strains and their comparison with available sequence data for the gene encoding RVC group antigen VP6 revealed two separate lineages within porcine cluster I1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 621 00, Brno, Czech Republic, moutelikova@vri.cz.
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moutelíková
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prodělalová
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dufková
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C061332:VP6 protein, Rotavirus