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Isolation and molecular characterisation of equine rotaviruses from Germany.
Veterinary microbiology - 31 Jan 2005
Elschner Mandy, Schrader Christina, Hotzel Helmut, Prudlo Jutta, Sachse Konrad, Eichhorn Werner, Herbst Werner, Otto Peter
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A total of 26 rotavirus positive faecal samples of diarrhoeal foals, and 8 equine rotavirus isolates were examined. Viral RNA patterns were generated, G typing was performed by PCR, and a P[12]-specific DNA probe was developed for P typing. Furthermore, five equine rotavirus isolates were sequenced in the genomic regions coding for VP7 and part of VP4. Rotaviruses of genotype G3 P[12] were found in 22 faecal...
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