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Genetic diversity of porcine group A rotavirus strains in the UK.
Veterinary microbiology - 17 Sept 2014
Chandler-Bostock Rebecca, Hancox Laura R, Nawaz Sameena, Watts Oliver, Iturriza-Gomara Miren, Mellits Kenneth H, Mellits Kenneth M
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Rotavirus is endemic in pig farms where it causes a loss in production. This study is the first to characterise porcine rotavirus circulating in UK pigs. Samples from diarrheic pigs with rotavirus enteritis obtained between 2010 and 2012 were genotyped in order to determine the diversity of group A rotavirus (GARV) in UK pigs. A wide range of rotavirus genotypes were identified in UK pigs: six G types (VP7); G2,...
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