Article
Molecular characterization of avian rotaviruses circulating in Italian poultry flocks.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Jan 2015
Falcone Emiliana, Busi Chiara, Lavazza Antonio, Monini Marina, Bertoletti Marco, Canelli Elena, Vignolo Edoardo, Ruggeri Franco Maria, Boniotti Maria Beatrice
Abstract excerpt
Avian rotaviruses are still largely undefined despite being widespread in several avian species and despite the economic impact of rotavirus (RV) enteritis in poultry flocks. In this study, the presence of different avian RV groups was investigated in commercial poultry flocks reared in Northern and Central Italy and with a history of enteric diseases. Faeces or intestinal contents from different avian species...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Enteritis
- Feces
- Galliformes
- Gastrointestinal Contents
- Genetic Variation
- Italy
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Poultry Diseases
- Prevalence
- Rotavirus
- Rotavirus Infections
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
