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Distribution of G (VP7) and P (VP4) genotypes in buffalo group A rotaviruses isolated in Southern Italy.
Veterinary microbiology - 30 Sept 2005
Pisanelli Giuseppe, Martella Vito, Pagnini Ugo, De Martino Luisa, Lorusso Eleonora, Iovane Giuseppe, Buonavoglia Canio
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotaviruses are established agents of disease in buffalo calves. Early epidemiological studies in Italian buffalo herds revealed the predominance of strains with G8 specificity and detected strains with the rare, RRV-like, VP4 P[3] genotype. To acquire additional information on the VP4 and VP7 specificities of buffalo rotaviruses, a total of 125 fecal samples were collected from buffalo calves affected...
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