Article
Distribution of G (VP7) and P (VP4) genotypes of group A bovine rotaviruses from Tunisian calves with diarrhoea.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jun 2014
Hassine-Zaafrane M, Ben Salem I, Sdiri-Loulizi K, Kaplon J, Bouslama L, Aouni Z, Sakly N, Pothier P, Aouni M, Ambert-Balay K
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the incidence, viral load and genetic diversity of bovine rotaviruses strains in Tunisia. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 169 faecal specimens, collected from diarrhoeic calves from several farms located in the central eastern regions of Tunisia, between January 2006 and October 2010, were analysed by semi-nested multiplex RT-PCRs for P and G genotypes identification or were genotyped by DNA...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Diarrhea
- Feces
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Incidence
- Phylogeny
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rotavirus
