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Molecular detection of bovine kobuviruses in Italy.
Archives of virology - 1 Dec 2012
Di Martino Barbara, Di Profio Federica, Di Felice Elisabetta, Ceci Chiara, Pistilli Maria Gabriella, Marsilio Fulvio
Abstract excerpt
Faecal samples obtained from either asymptomatic or diarrhoeic calves in Italy were screened for bovine kobuviruses (BKVs) using specific primers. BKV RNA was detected in 4.9 % of the samples, with higher positivity rates in diarrhoeic calves (5.3 %) than in asymptomatic animals (4.8 %), although the difference was not statistically significant. Upon sequence analysis, all of the Italian viruses formed a tight...
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