RELATIVE FREQUENCIES OF G(VP7) AND P(VP4) SEROTYPES DETERMINED BY POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION ASSAYS AMONG JAPANESE BOVINE ROTAVIRUSES ISOLATED IN CELL-CULTURE

Authors
SUZUKI Y SANEKATA T SATO M TAJIMA K MATSUDA Y NAKAGOMI O
Citation
Y. Suzuki et al., RELATIVE FREQUENCIES OF G(VP7) AND P(VP4) SEROTYPES DETERMINED BY POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION ASSAYS AMONG JAPANESE BOVINE ROTAVIRUSES ISOLATED IN CELL-CULTURE, Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(11), 1993, pp. 3046-3049
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
31
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3046 - 3049
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1993)31:11<3046:RFOGAP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The relative frequencies of both the G (VP7) and P (VP4) serotypes of 40 bovine rotaviruses isolated in cell culture from diarrheaic calves in Japan between January 1983 and February 1991 were determined by rec ently developed polymerase chain reaction assays. Isolates with G sero type 6 and P serotype 5 (UK-like strains) were most frequently found ( 42.5%) followed by isolates with G6P11 (17.5%), G6P1 (10%), or G10P5 ( 10%). Isolates with G10P11 (B223-like strains) were least frequently f ound (7.5%). The presence of various combinations of G and P serotypes suggests frequent reassortment in nature among bovine rotaviruses.