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Complete genome sequencing of a genotype 3 hepatitis E virus strain identified in a swine farm in Italy.
Virus research - 4 Jan 2016
Di Bartolo Ilaria, Angeloni Giorgia, Monini Marina, Maione Ester, Marrone Raffaele, Ostanello Fabio, Ruggeri Franco Maria
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we investigated hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in piglets sampled in two farms in southern Italy. The virus was detected in 11 out of 15 animals tested. Based on sequence analysis, the 6 Italian strains examined belonged to two clusters containing both swine and human strains of either genotype 3 subtype e or f from Europe and Japan. The two Italian strain clusters shared nucleotide identity of...
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