Identification of a bisegmented double-stranded RNA virus (picobirnavirus) in calf faeces

被引:28
作者
Buzinaro, MG
Freitas, PPS
Kisiellius, JJ
Ueda, M
Jerez, JA
机构
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Reprod Anim, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, Estado Sao Paul, Brazil
[2] Inst Adolfo Lutz Registro, Dept Virol, BR-0124612 Sao Paulo, Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecn, BR-00550890 Sao Paulo, Brazil
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
picobirnavirus; diarrhoea; cattle; PAGE;
D O I
10.1016/S1090-0233(03)00031-5
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
To determine the incidence of rotavirus infection among dairy herds in the State of Sdo Paulo, Brazil, 576 faecal samples obtained from calves aged 1-45 days with and without diarrhoea, reared on 63 dairy cattle farms, were analyzed. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) identified 28 samples positive for group A rotavirus, while four samples, two diarrhoeic and two non-diarrhoeic, showed a bisegmented genome with a typical picobirnavirus pattern. Electron microscopy revealed spherical virus particles with a diameter of 37 nm and without a defined surface structure. The present study is the first report of a bisegmented virus identified in cattle in Brazil. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:185 / 187
页数:3
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