title: High prevalence and genetic heterogeneity of porcine astroviruses in domestic pigs.
abstract: Porcine astroviruses (PAstVs) are common and genetically diverse viruses of domestic pigs. In the present study, the prevalence of PAstV in healthy domestic pigs in Croatia was 89%. Phylogenetic analysis revealed genetic heterogeneity among PAstV sequences; five lineages were detected, with PAstV-2 being predominant, while PAstV-3 was detected for the first time outside North America.
authors.affiliation: Croatian Veterinary Institute, Virology Department, Savska cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: brnic@veinst.hr.
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brnić
authors.affiliation: Croatian Veterinary Institute, Virology Department, Savska cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jemeršić
authors.affiliation: Croatian Veterinary Institute, Virology Department, Savska cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Keros
authors.affiliation: Croatian Veterinary Institute, Virology Department, Savska cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prpić
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Faeces; Genetic heterogeneity; Pig; Porcine astroviruses