Veterinary World (Jan 2009)

Genomic Diversity among Rotaviruses isolated from Diarrhoeic Buffalo calves

  • G S Niture,
  • A G Karpe,
  • Minakshi Prasad,
  • A V Bhonsle,
  • S S Ingale

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5455/vetworld.2009.259-260
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 7.000
pp. 259 – 260

Abstract

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Eighty three bovine samples were collected over a period of six month duration from October 2008 to March 2009 between age group of 0-1 year with diarrhoea from veterinary polyclinics, dairy animal farms. Out of eighty three faecal samples screened for rotavirus by RNA- PAGE, 6 (7.22%) were found positive. The electrophoretic migration of all the field isolates was 4:2:3:2 which is typical of group ‘A’ rotavirus. Migration of segments 10th and 11th was faster indicating “long” electropherotype and subgroup I specificity of the virus. In this study, a total of 4 different electropherotypes were identified among bovine rotaviruses. [Vet World 2009; 2(7.000): 259-260]

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