Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Identification of two novel Rotavirus A genotypes, G35 and P[50], from Peruvian alpaca faeces.
- Journal:
- Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Rojas, Miguel A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Gó · Brazil
Abstract
Rotavirus A (RVA) Alp11B was detected from a neonatal Peruvian alpaca presenting with diarrhea, and the Alp11B VP7, VP4, VP6, NSP4, and NSP5 genes were sequenced. The partial genotype constellation of this strain, RVA/Alpaca-wt/PER/Alp11B/2010, was determined to be G35-P[50]-I13-E16-H6.
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