Porcine Rotavirus Closely Related to Novel Group of Human Rotaviruses

Abstract

We determined nucleotide sequences and inferred amino acid sequences of viral protein (VP) 4, VP6, VP7, and nonstructural protein 4 genes of a porcine rotavirus strain (SKA-1) from Japan. The strain was closely related to a novel group of human rotavirus strains (B219 and J19).

Keywords

• pigs
• rotavirus
• viruses
• phylogeny
• sequences
• Japan